diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 789688402a201b9bdfbdf004dd04f101adb05f90..78a014db5182ec6eea25d45714af8b713a57b32f 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ release_job:
   image: registry.gitlab.com/gitlab-org/release-cli:latest
   rules:
     - if: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG && $CI_COMMIT_REF_PROTECTED == "true"'
+  before_script: []
   script:
     - echo "running release_job"
   release: