diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index e548aa1f..8725e443 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -98,13 +98,3 @@ jobs:
       - store_artifacts:
           path: /tmp/upload
           destination: /
-
-      - run:
-          name: Create tags (master branch only)
-          command: >
-              if [ "${CIRCLE_BRANCH}" == "master" ]; then
-                (git tag -a $(sh contrib/semver/version.sh) -m "Created by CircleCI" && git push --tags) || true;
-              else
-                echo "Only runs for master branch (this is ${CIRCLE_BRANCH})";
-              fi;
-          when: on_success
diff --git a/contrib/semver/version.sh b/contrib/semver/version.sh
index 03b5da2c..964a3208 100644
--- a/contrib/semver/version.sh
+++ b/contrib/semver/version.sh
@@ -60,8 +60,4 @@ if [ $BRANCH != "master" ]; then
   if [ $BUILD != 0 ]; then
     printf -- "-%04d" "$BUILD"
   fi
-else
-  if [ $BUILD != 0 ]; then
-    printf -- "-%d" "$(($BUILD+1))"
-  fi
 fi