diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 1e16715360428640ca374e4cb7586783dce250c4..ccaad7f09bff326b6c81b6943b523ceff5240674 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -617,26 +617,3 @@ sonar-scanner:
   script:
     - cd $CI_PROJECT_DIR
     - sonar-scanner -X -Dsonar.verbose=true -Dsonar.login=$SONAR_SECURITY_TOKEN
-
-###############################################################################
-##                              Release                                      ##
-###############################################################################
-create_release:
-  stage: release
-
-  image: registry.gitlab.com/gitlab-org/release-cli:latest
-
-  needs: ["build_singularity_image"]
-
-  rules:
-    - if: $CI_COMMIT_TAG
-
-  script:
-    - echo "Creating release with tag $CI_COMMIT_TAG"
-    - release-cli create --name "VirtualFluids $CI_COMMIT_TAG" \
-      --description "VirtualFluids CFD Simulator" \
-      --tag-name "$CI_COMMIT_TAG" \
-      --ref "$CI_COMMIT_SHA" \
-      --job-token "$CI_JOB_TOKEN" \
-      --assets-link="{'name':'VirtualFluidsSingularityImage_OpenMPI','url':'','type':'other','filepath':'Containers/VirtualFluidsOpenMPI.sif'}"
-    - build/bin/basicsTests