diff --git a/build.cake b/build.cake
index 6bab3409046e48544e7643dc15ecc134119a3643..10c0811627a4e5fdf63681a88fd447ac6ca45abf 100644
--- a/build.cake
+++ b/build.cake
@@ -241,24 +241,26 @@ IEnumerable<string> redirectedStandardOutput;
 			out redirectedStandardOutput
 		);*/
 
-	var json = $"{{\"name\": \"v{semanticVersion}\", \"tag_name\": \"v{semanticVersion}\" \"description\": \"{description}\"}}";
 
 	var settings = new HttpSettings
         {
            Headers = new Dictionary<string, string>
             {
-              {"PRIVATE-TOKEN", gitlabToken},
-            }
+				{"PRIVATE-TOKEN", gitlabToken},
+            },
+			EnsureSuccessStatusCode = true,
         };
 	
 	// create tag
+	settings.SetJsonRequestBody("{}");
 	var responseBody = HttpPost($"https://git.rwth-aachen.de/api/v4/projects/{gitlabProjectId}/repository/tags?tag_name=v{semanticVersion}&ref=master&release_description={description}", settings);
 	Information(responseBody);
 
 	// create release
-	//settings.SetJsonRequestBody(json);
-	//responseBody = HttpPost($"https://git.rwth-aachen.de/api/v4/projects/{gitlabProjectId}/releases", settings);
-	//Information(responseBody);
+	var json = $"{{\"name\": \"v{semanticVersion}\", \"tag_name\": \"v{semanticVersion}\" \"description\": \"{description}\"}}";
+	settings.SetJsonRequestBody(json);
+	responseBody = HttpPost($"https://git.rwth-aachen.de/api/v4/projects/{gitlabProjectId}/releases", settings);
+	Information(responseBody);
 });
 
 Task("Build")