diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index d6a12c093bfc0b65e10423e0473bfa6abf9d54d0..d505adf595a4ea46079ba305f5d9d4d49a95ef89 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ stages:
   - test_functional_external
   - test_shouldvdj
   - prepare_release
+  - release
   - valgrind_unit
   - valgrind_functional
   - deploy_prod
@@ -77,6 +78,15 @@ prepare_release:
   only:
     - /^feature-a\/.*$/
 
+release:
+  stage: release
+  script: make -C algo release RELEASE_TAG=`cat algo/release`
+  when: manual
+  only:
+    - /^feature-a\/release$/
+  artifacts:
+    paths
+
 # Client
 
 test_browser_unit: