diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 3196eeb..1a31ca2 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@ VLCMediaLibraryKit:
     extends: .release-job-base
     script:
         - ./buildVLCMediaLibraryKit.sh -vck
-        - ./createDeployable.sh -v ${CI_COMMIT_TAG}
+        - ./createDeployable.sh -v ${CI_COMMIT_TAG} -p
diff --git a/createDeployable.sh b/createDeployable.sh
index d601feb..e36636f 100755
--- a/createDeployable.sh
+++ b/createDeployable.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ set -e
 ZIP="zip"
 VERSION=""
 COMPRESSION_FORMAT="zip"
+ENABLE_PODS_COMMANDS=no
 STABLE_UPLOAD_URL="https://download.videolan.org/pub/cocoapods/prod/"
 
 usage()
@@ -14,19 +15,23 @@ usage: $0 [options]
 
 OPTIONS
     -t Use tar
+    -p Enable Cocoapods related commands for release
     -z Use zip(default)
     -v Version
     -h Help
 EOF
 }
 
-while getopts "htzv:" OPTION
+while getopts "hptzv:" OPTION
 do
      case $OPTION in
          h)
             usage
             exit 1
             ;;
+         p)
+             ENABLE_PODS_COMMANDS=yes
+             ;;
          t)
              COMPRESSION_FORMAT="tar.xz"
              ;;
@@ -199,5 +204,7 @@ fi
 
 getVLCHashes
 packageBuild $options
-bumpPodspec $PODSPEC
-gitCommit $PODSPEC
+if [ "$ENABLE_PODS_COMMANDS" = "yes" ]; then
+    bumpPodspec $PODSPEC
+    gitCommit $PODSPEC
+fi