Try triggers

.drone.jsonnet

@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ local gen_release() =
    when:
    { event: {include: ['tag']},  
    },
+   trigger:
+   { event: {include: ['tag'],},},
   };
 
 local gen_pipeline_release() =
@@ -91,6 +93,8 @@ local gen_pipeline_release() =
    when:
      { event: {include: ['tag']},  
      },
+   trigger:
+   { event: {include: ['tag'],},},
   };
 
 // Generate the output
@@ -104,6 +108,8 @@ local gen_pipeline_release() =
    name: 'Notify normal',
    clone: {disable: true},
    steps: [email_notification()],
+   trigger:
+   { event: {exclude: ['tag'],},},
    when:
      {  status: [ 'success', 'failure' ] ,
         event: {exclude: ['tag']}, 
@@ -118,6 +124,8 @@ local gen_pipeline_release() =
    clone: {disable: true},
    name: 'Notify Tagged release',
    steps: [email_notification()],
+   trigger:
+   { event: {include: ['tag'],},},
    when:
      {  status: [ 'success', 'failure' ] ,
         event: {include: ['tag']},