diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 2b16603..fc18041 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -19,3 +19,15 @@ package_pip:
   artifacts:
     paths:
       - dist/*.whl
+
+release_job:
+  stage: release
+  image: registry.gitlab.com/gitlab-org/release-cli:latest
+  rules:
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_TAG  
+  script:
+    - echo "Running the release job."
+  release:
+    tag_name: $CI_COMMIT_TAG
+    name: 'Release $CI_COMMIT_TAG'
+    description: 'Release created using the release-cli.'