diff --git a/hooks/prebuild/debian/create-changelog b/hooks/prebuild/debian/create-changelog
index 496ba8d..d0c1586 100755
--- a/hooks/prebuild/debian/create-changelog
+++ b/hooks/prebuild/debian/create-changelog
@@ -7,6 +7,13 @@ if [ -f debian/changelog ] || [ ! -d .git ]; then
     exit
 fi
 
+# Check ignore release tag
+IGNORE_RELEASE_TAG=$(tamarin_db get ignore_release_tag "yes")
+if [ "${IGNORE_RELEASE_TAG}" == "yes" ]; then
+  tamarin_warn "Release tag is ignored. Add 'ignore_release_tag=no' in .tamarinrc to enable."
+  exit
+fi
+
 # Get commits log as changelog
 
 BUILD_TAG=$(tamarin_db get build_tag "last")