diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 9cc968fc5..f01bc6535 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ compile:
   - "cat target/site/jacoco/index.html"
 
 release:
-  stage: deploy
+  stage: build
   script:
   - "unzip -d target/release target/kickc-release.zip"
   artifacts: