diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index 7871a347..dea1a782 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ try {
     /* Publish results */
     stage("publish") { timeout(time: 1, unit: 'HOURS') {
       def commit = sh(returnStdout: true, script: "git rev-parse HEAD").trim()
-      def release = sh(returnStdout: true, script: "git describe --exact-match HEAD || true").trim()
+      def release = env.BRANCH_NAME.toCharacter().isLetter() || sh(returnStdout: true, script: "git describe --exact-match HEAD || true").trim()
       def workDir = pwd()
       /* Update documention on gh-pages branch */
       dir("$workDir/gh-pages") {