diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index f3766bd11db435accea6423aa1ede25241835865..749355d7712ad76970cb4a5533bd1105d7bf2485 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -354,6 +354,23 @@ release_job:
       description: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG'
 
 
+
+##### 
+# Job run when a new tag (release) is created.
+#####
+release_job:
+    stage: release
+    image: registry.gitlab.com/gitlab-org/release-cli:latest
+    rules:
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_TAG                 # Run this job when a tag is created
+      when: always
+    script:
+    - echo "running release_job"
+    release:                               # See https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci/yaml/#release for available properties
+      tag_name: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG'
+      description: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG'
+
+
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