diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index f6cdddba3ad170811fb3d10cd1079310fcb204e9..b37c5569bd2c41065178310df04ee64e1fdefb1f 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -64,5 +64,4 @@ auto-release:
     only:
         - tags
     script:
-        - TAG_MESSAGE=`git tag -n9 -l ${CI_COMMIT_TAG} | sed -e "s/^${CI_COMMIT_TAG}       //"`
-        - gitlab-release --message "Automatic release of ${CI_COMMIT_TAG} from ${CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA}\n\n${TAG_MESSAGE}"
+        - gitlab-release --message "Automatic release of ${CI_COMMIT_TAG} from ${CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA}\n\n${CI_COMMIT_DESCRIPTION}"