diff --git a/templates/gitlab-ci-node.yml b/templates/gitlab-ci-node.yml
index a76f58a8cf614dda0c07f444fc3fc5bfe2147947..e299018cd11747f3280f0da83dfe05d7953a201f 100644
--- a/templates/gitlab-ci-node.yml
+++ b/templates/gitlab-ci-node.yml
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ variables:
   # default integration ref name (pattern)
   INTEG_REF: /^develop$/
   # default release tag name (pattern)
-  RELEASE_REF: /^v?[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$/
+  RELEASE_REF: /^v?[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+(-[a-zA-Z0-9-\.]+)?(\+[a-zA-Z0-9-\.]+)?$/
 
 # ==================================================
 # Stages definition