diff --git a/lib/ndr_dev_support/tasks.rb b/lib/ndr_dev_support/tasks.rb
index abb2466..36704ec 100644
--- a/lib/ndr_dev_support/tasks.rb
+++ b/lib/ndr_dev_support/tasks.rb
@@ -14,4 +14,5 @@
 load 'tasks/ci/simplecov.rake'
 load 'tasks/ci/slack.rake'
 load 'tasks/ci/stats.rake'
+load 'tasks/release.rake'
 load 'tasks/rubocop.rake'
diff --git a/lib/tasks/audit_code.rake b/lib/tasks/audit_code.rake
index 2d6b25d..1722257 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/audit_code.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/audit_code.rake
@@ -510,6 +510,3 @@ Usage:
     end
   end
 end
-
-# Prevent building of un-reviewed gems:
-task build: :'audit:ensure_safe'
diff --git a/lib/tasks/release.rake b/lib/tasks/release.rake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ed98ffa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/tasks/release.rake
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+namespace :ndr_dev_support do
+  namespace :gem do
+    desc 'Quits if the current version has already been tagged.'
+    task :exit_if_already_released do
+      gemspec_path = Dir['{,*}.gemspec'].first
+      raise 'No gemspec found!' unless gemspec_path
+
+      gemspec = Bundler.load_gemspec(gemspec_path)
+      release_tag = "v#{gemspec.version}"
+
+      existing_tags = `git tag`
+      raise 'Error getting git tags!' if $?.exitstatus > 0
+
+      if existing_tags.split("\n").include?(release_tag)
+        puts "The tag for the release (#{release_tag}) already exists; nothing to do!"
+        exit 0
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+# `audit:ensure_safe` is our legacy code review process, a precursor to a PR-based
+# workflow with branch-protection. We continue to use this for the time being.
+# This prevents bundler from building gems if there are outstanding code reviews to be done.
+#
+# When doing a build/release, don't bother if the version has already been tagged.
+# This allows a CD pipeline to conditionally build/release when run against every commit,
+# without needing to rely on existing tags (which are harder to protect).
+desc <<~DESC
+  NdrDevSupport prevents building/releasing if either:
+    * legacy code review fails
+    * the release has already been tagged (for CD)
+DESC
+task build: [
+  'audit:ensure_safe',
+  'ndr_dev_support:gem:exit_if_already_released'
+]