diff --git a/internal/step/skip.go b/internal/step/skip.go
index 40867f54..2daef324 100644
--- a/internal/step/skip.go
+++ b/internal/step/skip.go
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ func Skip(c *pipeline.Container, b *library.Build, r *library.Repo) bool {
 
 	// check if the build event is deployment
 	if strings.EqualFold(b.GetEvent(), constants.EventDeploy) {
+		// handle when deployment event is for a tag
+		if strings.HasPrefix(b.GetRef(), "refs/tags/") {
+			// add tag information to ruledata with refs/tags prefix removed
+			ruledata.Tag = strings.TrimPrefix(b.GetRef(), "refs/tags/")
+		}
 		// add deployment target information to ruledata
 		ruledata.Target = b.GetDeploy()
 	}
diff --git a/internal/step/skip_test.go b/internal/step/skip_test.go
index d5efe4c4..829bbd5c 100644
--- a/internal/step/skip_test.go
+++ b/internal/step/skip_test.go
@@ -98,6 +98,34 @@ func TestStep_Skip(t *testing.T) {
 		Distribution: vela.String("linux"),
 	}
 
+	_deployFromTag := &library.Build{
+		ID:           vela.Int64(1),
+		Number:       vela.Int(1),
+		Parent:       vela.Int(1),
+		Event:        vela.String("deployment"),
+		EventAction:  vela.String(""),
+		Status:       vela.String("success"),
+		Error:        vela.String(""),
+		Enqueued:     vela.Int64(1563474077),
+		Created:      vela.Int64(1563474076),
+		Started:      vela.Int64(1563474077),
+		Finished:     vela.Int64(0),
+		Deploy:       vela.String(""),
+		Clone:        vela.String("https://github.com/github/octocat.git"),
+		Source:       vela.String("https://github.com/github/octocat/abcdefghi123456789"),
+		Title:        vela.String("push received from https://github.com/github/octocat"),
+		Message:      vela.String("First commit..."),
+		Commit:       vela.String("48afb5bdc41ad69bf22588491333f7cf71135163"),
+		Sender:       vela.String("OctoKitty"),
+		Author:       vela.String("OctoKitty"),
+		Branch:       vela.String("master"),
+		Ref:          vela.String("refs/tags/v1.0.0"),
+		BaseRef:      vela.String(""),
+		Host:         vela.String("example.company.com"),
+		Runtime:      vela.String("docker"),
+		Distribution: vela.String("linux"),
+	}
+
 	_tag := &library.Build{
 		ID:           vela.Int64(1),
 		Number:       vela.Int(1),
@@ -183,6 +211,13 @@ func TestStep_Skip(t *testing.T) {
 			repo:      _repo,
 			want:      false,
 		},
+		{
+			name:      "deployFromTag",
+			build:     _deployFromTag,
+			container: _container,
+			repo:      _repo,
+			want:      false,
+		},
 		{
 			name:      "tag",
 			build:     _tag,