diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 6a5fb4ba6dfeaaf9f2839104ebef98542c1e44f9..a20ce538777834ac9ca5d97bba59704146eb62ba 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -114,6 +114,12 @@ create_release:
     - chmod +x /usr/local/bin/release-cli
   script:
     - echo "Creating release and attaching tutorials.zip..."
+    - - |
+    - # Set a dummy tag if CI_COMMIT_TAG is not defined
+    - if [ -z "$CI_COMMIT_TAG" ]; then
+    - export CI_COMMIT_TAG="test-dummy-tag"
+    - fi
+    - echo "Using tag: $CI_COMMIT_TAG"
   rules:
     - if: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG'  # Run only on tag pipelines, e.g., for release tags
       when: always