diff --git a/azure-pipelines.yaml b/azure-pipelines.yaml
index 5852b40d8..0161c5800 100755
--- a/azure-pipelines.yaml
+++ b/azure-pipelines.yaml
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ stages:
           - compile
 
 - stage: release
+  condition: or(eq(variables.forceRelease, true), startsWith(variables['Build.SourceBranch'], 'refs/tags/'))
   dependsOn:
     - backend
   jobs: