diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 747273990..6445e05ad 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -178,10 +178,10 @@ build-release:
     - ISO_WEEK=$(date +%V)
     # Ensure the version number is in the changelog for prod deployments
     - |
-      API_STATICS_IMAGE=$CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE/api-statics:$CI_COMMIT_TAG
       if [[ $CI_COMMIT_TAG =~ '^prod-.*' ]]; then
         grep -qE "^## (v${VERSION_NUMBER})" CHANGELOG.md || exit 1
         CACHE_RELEASE_TAG=test-$VERSION_NUMBER_LEADING_ZEROS
+        API_STATICS_IMAGE=$CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE/api-statics:$CACHE_RELEASE_TAG
       else
         CACHE_RELEASE_TAG=$CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA
         # Build and push api-statics