diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index df31f12ffc41df4fb36e00f892fc9b02d7b0045d..d7e7e094444fb1b46b0357c8bee2042ddacfd4b0 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ staging:
 
 release_job:
   stage: release
+  needs:
+    - job: staging
+      artifacts: true
   image: registry.gitlab.com/gitlab-org/release-cli:latest
   script:
     - echo 'running release_job for $TAG'