diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 6ae5893b..a8dc4af5 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ deploy_to_tags:
   stage: deploy
   needs: ['test']
   image: "node:15.0"
+  except:
+    - tags
   script:
     - npm install
     - npx semantic-release
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5ef7b5cb..57839d5f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@
   "release": {
     "plugins": [
       "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer",
-      "@semantic-release/git"
+      ["@semantic-release/git", {
+        "message": "chore(release): ${nextRelease.version}\n\n${nextRelease.notes}"
+      }]
     ],
     "publish": [
       {