diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index ba3e126..40e0dfe 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ stages:
   - publish
 
 running tests for tag:
+  only:
+    - /^\d*.\d*.\d*$/ # gets triggered if the commit tag is in the form n.n.n where n is any number
   tags:
     - shared
   image: mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/core/sdk:3.1