diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 253ec04..74d1321 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -11,17 +11,18 @@
 # https://hub.docker.com/r/library/rust/tags/
 image: "rust:latest"
 
-# Optional: Pick zero or more services to be used on all builds.
-# Only needed when using a docker container to run your tests in.
-# Check out: https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci/services/index.html
-# services:
-#   - mysql:latest
-#   - redis:latest
-#   - postgres:latest
-
-# Use cargo to test the project
-test:cargo:
+release_job:
+  stage: build
+  image: "rust:latest"
+  rules:
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_TAG
+      when: never                                  # Do not run this job when a tag is created manually
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH  # Run this job when commits are pushed or merged to the default branch
   script:
-    - rustc --version && cargo --version  # Print version info for debugging
-    - cargo test --workspace --verbose
+    - echo "running release_job for $TAG"
+    - cargo build --release
+  release:                                         # See https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci/yaml/#release for available properties
+    tag_name: 'v0.$CI_PIPELINE_IID'                # The version is incremented per pipeline.
+    description: 'v0.$CI_PIPELINE_IID'
+    ref: '$CI_COMMIT_SHA'                          # The tag is created from the pipeline SHA.