diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 8087cb0c..485c5141 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -20,13 +20,10 @@ format:
   script:
     - cargo fmt --all -- --check --verbose
 
-  cache:
-    key: fmt-cache
-    paths:
-      - ~/.cargo/bin/
-      - ~/.cargo/git/db/
-      - ~/.cargo/registry/cache/
-      - ~/.cargo/registry/index/
+  rules:
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_TAG
+      when: never
+    - when: always
 
 # base earthly setup for jobs
 .base: