diff --git a/.github/workflows/checks.yml b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
index e8a67ef69..7370e1577 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
@@ -3,13 +3,37 @@ name: Checks
 on: [push, pull_request]
 
 jobs:
+  check_tag:
+    name: Tag name
+    outputs:
+      tagged: ${{ steps.check_tagged.outputs.is_tagged }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Check the ref
+        id: check_tagged
+        run: |
+          set -x
+          if [[ ${{ github.ref }}  == refs/tags/* ]]; then
+            echo "::set-output name=is_tagged::tagged"
+          else
+            echo "::set-output name=is_tagged::"
+          fi
+
   tests:
-    name: ${{ matrix.name }} ${{ matrix.BUILD_TYPE }}
+    needs:
+      - check_tag
+    name: ${{ matrix.name }} ${{ needs.check_tag.outputs.tagged }} ${{ matrix.BUILD_TYPE }}
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        os: [ ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest ]
-        BUILD_TYPE: [check, build]
+        BUILD_TYPE:
+          - check
+          - build
+        os:
+          - ubuntu-latest
+          - macos-latest
+          - windows-latest
+
         include:
           - os: ubuntu-latest
             name: Ubuntu
@@ -35,7 +59,7 @@ jobs:
             CARGO_REGISTRY_DIR: C:\Rust\.cargo\registry
             ANKI_PYTHON_WHEELS: anki_windows_python_wheels
 
-      # Keep running all matrices if something fail
+      # Keep all systems running if something fails
       fail-fast: false
 
     steps: