diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 1f2acd39..3d7c2573 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ semver:
     - git tag
 
     # build
-    - pip install python-semantic-release wheel
+    - pip install python-semantic-release==7.* wheel
     - export GL_TOKEN=$CI_UPDATES
     - export REPOSITORY_USERNAME=__token__
     - export REPOSITORY_PASSWORD=$CI_PYPI_TOKEN
@@ -98,4 +98,4 @@ semver:
 #     - curl -X POST -d "branches=$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME" -d "token=$RTD_TOKEN" https://readthedocs.org/api/v2/webhook/beamline-experiment-control/221870/
 #   rules:
 #     - if: '$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == "master"'
-#     - if: '$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == "production"'
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+#     - if: '$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == "production"'