diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 1ed1a6aadfc3a8ff7bdc1bca90f10536f42ef8d3..11bbb21e56f6539f3f60ec3c6caab7e9fee7c643 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -9,12 +9,6 @@ stages:
   - test
   - deploy
 
-workflow:
-  rules:
-    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH
-      when: always
-    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == 'merge_request_event'
-
 default:
   image: $CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE/$DOCKER_IMAGE:latest
   tags: ["docker", "ssec_shared"] # use shared runners at the SSEC
@@ -60,7 +54,7 @@ build-req-image:
   rules:
     - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == 'merge_request_event'
       when: never
-    - if: $CI_COMMIT_TAG =~ /\d+\.\d+\.\d+$/
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_TAG
       when: always
 
 test::lint: