diff --git a/project-maven-azure-docker/release.yml b/project-maven-azure-docker/release.yml
index 3dcf8f8e0c13c860fb41c44b9e1127d4ef280190..23bd39e220a5b8a1f490f8458f4ac5674dd30b8f 100644
--- a/project-maven-azure-docker/release.yml
+++ b/project-maven-azure-docker/release.yml
@@ -9,5 +9,4 @@ release:
     - export COMMIT_TIME=$(git show -s --format=%ct $CI_COMMIT_SHA)
     --released-at $COMMIT_TIME
   rules: 
-    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG =~ /^v\d+.\d+.\d|\d+.\d+/'
-    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH'
+    - if: ('$CI_COMMIT_TAG =~ /^v\d+.\d+.\d|\d+.\d+/' && '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH')