CI_COMMIT_BRANCH variable is not working if job start from rule of commit-taging
Summary
It is not possible to use any variable to get the branch name, when using a rule for tags
Steps to reproduce
.gitlab-ci.yml
only on tags:
stage: build
rules:
- if: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG =~ /^v-\d+.\d+.\d+/'
script:
- echo $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH
- echo $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME
Actual behavior
$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH = ""
$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME -> gets tag name.
Expected behavior
$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH = "master"
Relevant logs and/or screenshots
Environment description
running on shell Centos 7 host of runner
Used GitLab Runner version
gitlab-runner --version
Version: 13.0.1
Git revision: 21cb397c
Git branch: 13-0-stable
GO version: go1.13.8
Built: 2020-06-01T08:24:47+0000
OS/Arch: linux/amd64