diff --git a/shared-ci.yml b/shared-ci.yml
index 75c232473ac8e499210808d1797827b5db9c0e58..6a824bc39e4f37f35f55c0a8583ee3a8b4c39ea6 100644
--- a/shared-ci.yml
+++ b/shared-ci.yml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ image: registry.git.cccv.de/infra/packages/docker-images/utility
 .publish:
   stage: publish
   rules:
-  - if: '$RUN_AUTOUPDATE != "1" && $CI_COMMIT_TAG =~ /./'
+  - if: '$RUN_AUTOUPDATE != "1" && $CI_COMMIT_TAG != ""'
 
 .publish:apt:
   extends: .publish