diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 95eb8f483..f5de71b8b 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ deb:
   tags:
     - docker
   script:
-    - yes "" | ./utils/do_debian_package.sh --snapshot=stable --branch=1.36.1 --type=binary --interactive=no --dput=no --debbuild-extra=--no-sign || true
+    - yes "" | ./utils/do_debian_package.sh --snapshot=stable --type=binary --interactive=no --dput=no --debbuild-extra=--no-sign || true
   artifacts:
     paths:
       - '*.deb'
diff --git a/utils/do_debian_package.sh b/utils/do_debian_package.sh
index fe41365f7..685b56bc0 100755
--- a/utils/do_debian_package.sh
+++ b/utils/do_debian_package.sh
@@ -120,6 +120,11 @@ else
     if [ "$BRANCH" == "" ]; then
       #REV=$(git rev-list --tags --max-count=1)
       BRANCH=`git describe --tags $(git rev-list --tags --max-count=1)`;
+      if [ -z "$BRANCH" ]; then
+        # This should only happen in CI environments where tag info isn't available
+        BRANCH=`grep ' release$' distros/fedora/zoneminder.spec | head -n 1 | sed -e 's/ release//g' -e 's/[^0-9]*//'`
+        echo "Building branch $BRANCH"
+      fi
       if [ "$BRANCH" == "" ]; then
         echo "Unable to determine latest stable branch!"
         exit 0;