diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 0369e47..00295c8 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 stages:
   - build
   - test
-  - release
 
 cache: &global_cache
   key:
@@ -17,6 +16,7 @@ cache: &global_cache
 
 variables:
   RUSTFLAGS: "-Dwarnings"
+  SQLX_OFFLINE: "true"
 
 build:
   image: registry.karaolidis.com/karaolidis/veil/rust
@@ -56,42 +56,3 @@ sast:
   stage: test
 include:
   - template: Security/SAST.gitlab-ci.yml
-
-build-release:
-  image: registry.karaolidis.com/karaolidis/veil/rust
-  stage: release
-  cache:
-    <<: *global_cache
-  script:
-    - cargo build --release
-  after_script:
-    - echo "JOB_ID=$CI_JOB_ID" >> job.env
-  artifacts:
-    paths:
-      - target/release/veil
-    expire_in: 1d
-    reports:
-      dotenv: job.env
-  only:
-    - tags
-
-release:
-  image: registry.gitlab.com/gitlab-org/release-cli
-  stage: release
-  needs:
-    - job: build-release
-      artifacts: true
-  script:
-    - echo "Create Release $CI_COMMIT_TAG"
-  release:
-    name: Release $CI_COMMIT_TAG
-    tag_name: $CI_COMMIT_TAG
-    description: Release $CI_COMMIT_SHA
-    ref: $CI_COMMIT_TAG
-    assets:
-      links:
-        - name: veil
-          url: https://gitlab.com/karaolidis/veil/-/jobs/$CI_JOB_ID/artifacts/raw/target/release/veil
-          link_type: other
-  only:
-    - tags