diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 6e1cc393fabb0e3d64a5bcc53327b8a2047272ad..c295d6fb39551c3475db0866db28c6e7662d3c4c 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ release_app:
     # IMPORTANT: delete local git tags before release to prevent eventual script failure (ie. tag already exists)
     - git tag | xargs git tag -d
 
+    # IMPORTANT: no need to run git hooks, just remove them
+    - rm -rf ./.git/hooks
+
     # run semantic-release script (configured in `.releaserc.json` file)
     - npm run release
   only: