diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 69ca53e4..8342384c 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -54,10 +54,12 @@ publish to azure dev:
   needs:
     - generateJavaDoc
   script:
-    - echo "Publish to Azure placeholder"
+    - echo "Deploy JavaDoc with version ${BUILDVERSION} to dev"
     - rclone copy redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/javadoc/ azurejavadocsdev:/$RCLONE_CONFIG_AZUREJAVADOCSDEV_CONTAINER/${BUILDVERSION}/
   rules:
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH =~ /^release/
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_TAG
 
 publish to azure prod:
   image: rclone/rclone:1.67.0
@@ -68,7 +70,9 @@ publish to azure prod:
   needs:
     - generateJavaDoc
   script:
-    - echo "Publish to Azure placeholder"
+    - echo "Deploy JavaDoc with version ${VERSION_NAME} to prod"
     - rclone copy redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/javadoc/ azurejavadocs:/$RCLONE_CONFIG_AZUREJAVADOCS_CONTAINER/${VERSION_NAME}/
   rules:
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH =~ /^release/
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_TAG