diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index e6d389b..83b88d2 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ semantic-release:
 
 update_db:
   image: mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/sdk:8.0
+  stage: release
   script:
     - dotnet restore
     - dotnet build