diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index a83fa32df..c8a5726c1 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@
 #   run only if manually started to save CI minutes if      #
 #   GitLab hosted runners                                   #
 # * For commits to the CalcProgrammer1/OpenRGB repository,  #
-#   automatically run all jobs on the default branch,       #
-#   otherwise run them if the source is part of a merge     #
-#   request                                                 #
+#   automatically run all jobs on the default branch or     #
+#   tag builds, otherwise run them if the source is part    #
+#   of a merge request                                      #
 #-----------------------------------------------------------#
 .downstream_rules:
   rules:
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 .upstream_rules:
   rules:
-  - if: '$CI_PROJECT_PATH == "CalcProgrammer1/OpenRGB" && ($CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH || $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event")'
+  - if: '$CI_PROJECT_PATH == "CalcProgrammer1/OpenRGB" && ($CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH || $CI_COMMIT_TAG || $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event")'
     when: on_success
   - !reference [.downstream_rules, rules]