diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 9acd27e..08bc1c9 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ release-image:
     docker build . --pull -f Dockerfile.tmp -t $IMAGE_TAG
     docker push $IMAGE_TAG
 container_scanning:
+  rules:
+  - if: "$CI_APPLICATION_TAG"
   needs:
   - release-image
 include: