diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index beec9aeca378f4b529145b9cb20d2a36897c08a8..b7c92c8fb09d6f92f01f7eccfa8721be302b2842 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ upload:
 release:
   stage: release
   image: registry.gitlab.com/gitlab-org/release-cli:latest
+  script:
+    - echo "Running the release job."
   release:
     tag_name: $CI_COMMIT_TAG
     name: 'Release $CI_COMMIT_TAG'