diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 50ca4dc11..4af25d0d8 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -157,7 +157,8 @@ backend:prod:
 release:prepare:
   stage: release
   rules: &release-rules
-    - if: $CI_COMMIT_TAG =~ /^v/
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_TAG =~ /^v[0-9\.]+$/
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_TAG =~ /^v[0-9\.]+-test-.*$/
   script:
     - echo "Preparing release..."
     # TODO: get tag and pass to following release jobs as artifact