diff --git a/gitlab-ci-mkp.yml b/gitlab-ci-mkp.yml
index a53b4d08939d9a4f34c6dee0001b0085c85fa7ef..aed7774a841447b9840ae831b3c5cb7804dbd792 100644
--- a/gitlab-ci-mkp.yml
+++ b/gitlab-ci-mkp.yml
@@ -40,15 +40,20 @@ upload:
 
 release:
   stage: release
-  image:
-    name: gitlab/glab:latest
-    pull_policy: always # available: always, if-not-present, never
+  image: gitlab/glab:latest
   tags:
     - global-runner
   rules:
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_TAG
   script:
-    - |
-      release-cli create --name "Release $CI_COMMIT_TAG" --tag-name $CI_COMMIT_TAG --ref "$CI_COMMIT_SHA" \
-        --description "${CI_COMMIT_TAG_MESSAGE}" \
-        --assets-link "{\"name\":\"${CHECKMK_PLUGIN_FILENAME}\", \"url\":\"${PACKAGE_REGISTRY_URL}/${CHECKMK_PLUGIN_FILENAME}\", \"link_type\": \"package\"}"
+    - echo "running release_job for $CI_COMMIT_TAG"
+  release:
+    name: 'Release $CI_COMMIT_TAG'
+    description: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG_MESSAGE'
+    tag_name: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG'
+    ref: '$CI_COMMIT_SHA'
+    assets:
+      links:
+        - name: '$CHECKMK_PLUGIN_FILENAME'
+          url: '${PACKAGE_REGISTRY_URL}/${CHECKMK_PLUGIN_FILENAME}'
+          link_type: 'package'