diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 80857ee..9efcf87 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name: CI
 on:
   push:
     branches: [main]
+    tags: ["v*"]
   pull_request:
     branches: [main]
 
@@ -36,11 +37,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Test
         run: pytest --cov=pakdocling --cov-report=xml
 
-  # --- Dry-run build on every push to main ---
+  # --- Dry-run build on main or release tags ---
   build:
     needs: test
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
+    if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' || startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
     
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4