diff --git a/project-maven-azure-docker/release.yml b/project-maven-azure-docker/release.yml
index 680b2b629b02b8f669aeb93980dff155102f91f2..3dcf8f8e0c13c860fb41c44b9e1127d4ef280190 100644
--- a/project-maven-azure-docker/release.yml
+++ b/project-maven-azure-docker/release.yml
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ release:
     --released-at $COMMIT_TIME
   rules: 
     - if: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG =~ /^v\d+.\d+.\d|\d+.\d+/'
-    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "master"'
+    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH'