diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index 2226d3c..bba4108 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 	],
 	inLabels:   [ 'ubuntu-16', 'centos-7' ],
 	onLabels:   [ default: 'master', docker: 'docker', mac: 'mac', android: 'android', ],
-	noPoll:		"(${releaseBranch}|.+_.+)",	// Don't poll release and private branches
+	noPoll:		"(.+_.+)",	// Don't poll or automatically trigger private branches
 )
 
 lazyStage {
@@ -115,62 +115,6 @@
 	]
 }
 
-// Release stage only if criteria are met
-lazyStage {
-	name = 'release'
-	onlyif = ( lazyConfig['branch'] != releaseBranch && ! lazyConfig.env.RELEASE )
-	// Dummy stage to conserve history when not releasing
-	// Not needed if we always release for release branch
-	tasks = [
-		run: {
-			echo('Nothing to do since not releasing')
-		}
-	]
-}
-
-lazyStage {
-	name = 'release'
-	onlyif = ( lazyConfig['branch'] == releaseBranch || lazyConfig.env.RELEASE )
-	// Ask version if release flag and set and we are in the branch to fork release from
-	input = [
-		message: 'Version string',
-		parameters: [string(
-			defaultValue: '',
-			description: "Version to be release: 'build', 'micro', 'minor', 'major' or a specific string (i.e.: 1.2.3-4)",
-			name: 'VERSION'
-		)]
-	]
-	tasks = [
-		run: {
-			gitAuth(env.GIT_CRED, {
-				// Define next version based on optional input
-				def currentVersion = readFile(encoding: 'UTF8', file: 'version.txt')
-				def nextVersion = null
-				if (env.lazyInput) {
-					if (env.lazyInput ==~ /[a-z]+/) {
-						nextVersion = bumpVersion(env.lazyInput, currentVersion)
-					} else {
-						nextVersion = env.lazyInput
-					}
-				} else {
-					nextVersion = bumpVersion('build', currentVersion)
-				}
-				// Merge changes from working branch into release branch
-				gitMerge(workingBranch, releaseBranch)
-				// Bump version and tag before deploying
-				writeFile(encoding: 'UTF-8', file: 'version.txt', text: nextVersion)
-				gitCommit("Update version to ${nextVersion}", 'version.txt')
-				// Uncomment the following to merge version bump back into the working  branch
-				//gitMerge(releaseBranch, workingBranch)
-				//gitPush(remote, workingBranch)
-				gitPush(remote, releaseBranch)
-				gitTag("${nextVersion}", remote)
-			})
-		},
-		// Can not be done in parallel
-	]
-}
-
 // Generate packages
 lazyStage {
 	name = 'package'
@@ -205,10 +149,55 @@
 	]
 }
 
+// Release stage only if criteria are met
+lazyStage {
+	name = 'release'
+	onlyif = ( lazyConfig['branch'] == workingBranch && lazyConfig.env.RELEASE )
+	// Ask version if release flag and set and we are in the branch to fork release from
+	input = [
+		message: 'Version string',
+		parameters: [string(
+			defaultValue: '',
+			description: "Version to be release: 'build' (default), 'micro', 'minor', 'major' or a specific string (i.e.: 1.2.3-4)",
+			name: 'VERSION'
+		)]
+	]
+	tasks = [
+		run: {
+			gitAuth(env.GIT_CRED, {
+				// Define next version based on optional input
+				def currentVersion = readFile(encoding: 'UTF8', file: 'version.txt')
+				def nextVersion = null
+				if (env.lazyInput) {
+					if (env.lazyInput ==~ /[a-z]+/) {
+						nextVersion = bumpVersion(env.lazyInput, currentVersion)
+					} else {
+						nextVersion = env.lazyInput
+					}
+				} else {
+					nextVersion = bumpVersion('build', currentVersion)
+				}
+				// Merge changes from working into release branch
+				gitMerge(workingBranch, releaseBranch)
+				// Bump version into release branch
+				writeFile(encoding: 'UTF-8', file: 'version.txt', text: nextVersion)
+				gitCommit("Update version to ${nextVersion}", 'version.txt')
+				// Uncomment the following to merge version bump back into the working branch
+				//gitMerge(releaseBranch, workingBranch)
+				//gitPush(remote, workingBranch)
+				// Publish changes in release branch and tag the release 
+				gitPush(remote, releaseBranch)
+				gitTag("${nextVersion}", remote)
+			})
+		},
+		// Can not be done in parallel
+	]
+}
+
 // Deliver the site on each environment
 lazyStage {
 	name = 'systemtest'
-	onlyif = ( env.LAZY_BRANCH == releaseBranch || lazyConfig.env.RELEASE )
+	onlyif = ( env.LAZY_BRANCH == releaseBranch )
 	tasks = [
 		pre: {
 			unarchive(mapping:["${env.BUILD_DIR}/" : '.'])
@@ -249,7 +238,7 @@
 
 lazyStage {
 	name = 'production'
-	onlyif = ( lazyConfig['branch'] == releaseBranch || lazyConfig.env.RELEASE )
+	onlyif = ( lazyConfig['branch'] == releaseBranch )
 	input = 'Deploy to production?'
 	tasks = [
 		pre: {