diff --git a/azure-pipelines.yml b/azure-pipelines.yml
index c9f4e82a4..b8bcf8c18 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ stages:
       persistCredentials: true
     - script: |
         set -e
+        if echo $(Build.SourceBranch) | grep -q '^refs/tags/v'; then
+          export IS_RELEASE=1
+        fi
         mkdir build && cd build
         if [ "$ARTIFACTNAME" != "Linux-CentOS-7" ]; then
           cmake .. -Werror=dev -DCOMPILE_WARNING_AS_ERROR=ON -DENABLE_PACKAGING=ON -DPYTHON_BINDINGS=ON -DCPP_BINDINGS=ON -DWITH_DOC=ON -DWITH_SERIAL_BACKEND=ON -DWITH_MAN=ON -DCPACK_SYSTEM_NAME=${ARTIFACTNAME}
@@ -328,6 +331,9 @@ stages:
       condition: ne(variables['agentName'],'miniMAC_arm64')
     - script: |
         set -e
+        if echo $(Build.SourceBranch) | grep -q '^refs/tags/v'; then
+          export IS_RELEASE=1
+        fi
         mkdir build && cd build
         cmake .. -Werror=dev -DCOMPILE_WARNING_AS_ERROR=ON -DOSX_PACKAGE=ON -DPYTHON_EXECUTABLE:FILEPATH=$(python -c "import os, sys; print(os.path.dirname(sys.executable) + '/python')") -DPYTHON_BINDINGS=ON -DWITH_EXAMPLES=ON -DWITH_SERIAL_BACKEND=ON
         make
@@ -336,6 +342,9 @@ stages:
       displayName: 'Build'
     - script: |
         set -e
+        if echo $(Build.SourceBranch) | grep -q '^refs/tags/v'; then
+          export IS_RELEASE=1
+        fi
         mkdir build_tar && cd build_tar
         cmake .. -Werror=dev -DCOMPILE_WARNING_AS_ERROR=ON -DOSX_PACKAGE=OFF -DENABLE_PACKAGING=ON -DPYTHON_EXECUTABLE:FILEPATH=$(python -c "import os, sys; print(os.path.dirname(sys.executable) + '/python')") -DPYTHON_BINDINGS=ON -DWITH_SERIAL_BACKEND=ON -DCPACK_SYSTEM_NAME=${ARTIFACTNAME}
         make
@@ -347,6 +356,9 @@ stages:
       displayName: 'Build tar'
     - script: |
         set -e
+        if echo $(Build.SourceBranch) | grep -q '^refs/tags/v'; then
+          export IS_RELEASE=1
+        fi
         cd build
         cmake .. -Werror=dev -DCOMPILE_WARNING_AS_ERROR=ON -DPYTHON_BINDINGS=ON -DWITH_DOC=ON -DWITH_SERIAL_BACKEND=ON
         make
@@ -416,7 +428,10 @@ stages:
       displayName: 'Setup'
     - script: |
         set -e
-        sudo docker run --platform "linux/$(arch)" --rm -t --privileged -e ARTIFACTNAME=$(artifactName) -v "$(Agent.BuildDirectory)/s":"/ci" -v "/usr/bin/qemu-$(arch)-static":"/usr/bin/qemu-$(arch)-static" "$(image)" /bin/bash -c "cd /ci/ && chmod +x ./CI/azure/$(build_script) && ./CI/azure/$(build_script)"
+        if echo $(Build.SourceBranch) | grep -q '^refs/tags/v'; then
+          release_build=1
+        fi
+        sudo docker run --platform "linux/$(arch)" --rm -t --privileged -e IS_RELEASE={release_build} -e ARTIFACTNAME=$(artifactName) -v "$(Agent.BuildDirectory)/s":"/ci" -v "/usr/bin/qemu-$(arch)-static":"/usr/bin/qemu-$(arch)-static" "$(image)" /bin/bash -c "cd /ci/ && chmod +x ./CI/azure/$(build_script) && ./CI/azure/$(build_script)"
       displayName: 'Build'
     - task: CopyFiles@2
       inputs:
@@ -453,6 +468,9 @@ stages:
       clean: true
     - script: |
         set -e
+        if echo $(Build.SourceBranch) | grep -q '^refs/tags/v'; then
+          export IS_RELEASE=1
+        fi
         mkdir build && cd build
         cmake ..
         mkdir artifacts