ci: keep cli publish job available in web pipelines

Nik Samokhvalov · Nik Samokhvalov · commit 13a52dc84f5c · 2025-12-13T06:36:37.000-08:00
- Re-add unconditional manual rule for web-triggered pipelines to avoid empty pipeline
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -188,8 +188,10 @@ cli:npm:publish:
     - rm -f ~/.npmrc
   rules:
     - if: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG =~ /^v?\\d+\\.\\d+(\\.\\d+)?-(dev|beta)\\.\\d+$/'
-    # Allow publishing from GitLab "Run pipeline" UI when the selected ref looks like a release tag.
-    - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "web" && $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME =~ /^v?\\d+\\.\\d+(\\.\\d+)?-(dev|beta)\\.\\d+$/'
+    # GitLab "Run pipeline" UI ("web" pipelines) often doesn't populate tag vars consistently.
+    # Keep this job available manually so the pipeline is never empty; the script validates the ref name.
+    - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "web"'
+      when: manual
 
 cli:node:e2e:dind:
   stage: test
