diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 75d7f99a..6e5c0161 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -156,33 +156,33 @@ package_amd64_rpm:
   rules:
     - if: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG =~ /v\d.+/'
 
-# publish_crates:
-#   stage: build_packages
-#   needs:
-#     - package_amd64_deb
-#   tags:
-#     - build-amd64-deb
-#   script:
-#     - vlt login
-#     - vlt run --command="cargo publish -p veilid-tools --dry-run"
-#     - vlt run --command="cargo publish -p veilid-tools"
-#     - vlt run --command="cargo publish -p veilid-core --dry-run"
-#     - vlt run --command="cargo publish -p veilid-core"
-#   rules:
-#     - if: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG =~ /v\d.+/'
+publish_crates:
+  stage: build_packages
+  needs:
+    - package_amd64_deb
+  tags:
+    - build-amd64-deb
+  script:
+    - vlt login
+    - vlt run --command="cargo publish -p veilid-tools --dry-run"
+    - vlt run --command="cargo publish -p veilid-tools"
+    - vlt run --command="cargo publish -p veilid-core --dry-run"
+    - vlt run --command="cargo publish -p veilid-core"
+  rules:
+    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG =~ /v\d.+/'
 
-# publish_python:
-#   stage: build_packages
-#   needs:
-#     - package_amd64_deb
-#   tags:
-#     - build-amd64-deb
-#   script:
-#     - vlt login
-#     - cd veilid-python && /home/gitlab-runner/.local/bin/poetry build
-#     - vlt run --command="/home/gitlab-runner/.local/bin/poetry publish"
-#   rules:
-#     - if: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG =~ /v\d.+/'
+publish_python:
+  stage: build_packages
+  needs:
+    - publish_crates
+  tags:
+    - build-amd64-deb
+  script:
+    - vlt login
+    - cd veilid-python && /home/gitlab-runner/.local/bin/poetry build
+    - vlt run --command="/home/gitlab-runner/.local/bin/poetry publish"
+  rules:
+    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG =~ /v\d.+/'
 
 build_repositories:
   stage: distribute