diff --git a/.jenkins b/.jenkins
index 00581c40..bf80cbc8 100644
--- a/.jenkins
+++ b/.jenkins
@@ -130,8 +130,7 @@ pipeline {
     // artifacts.
     stage('Draft GitHub Release') {
       when {
-        // example matches: v1.2.3, v1.2.3-dev
-        tag pattern: '^v(0|[1-9]*)\\.(0|[1-9]*)\\.(0|[1-9]*)(-(\\S*))?$', comparator: "REGEXP"
+        buildingTag()
       }
       environment {
         GITHUB_USER = 'vapor-ware'
@@ -155,8 +154,7 @@ pipeline {
     // should only run if the "Draft GitHub Release" stage completed successfully.
     stage('Publish Release Images') {
       when {
-        // example matches: v1.2.3, v1.2.3-dev
-        tag pattern: '^v(0|[1-9]*)\\.(0|[1-9]*)\\.(0|[1-9]*)(-(\\S*))?$', comparator: "REGEXP"
+        buildingTag()
       }
       steps {
         sh 'make ci-check-version'