diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 3c12ea75791485aad6dfeb95d44c25b577a73372..34703fc1ae6820c4a61997197ff7728c23706f9b 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -254,3 +254,7 @@ publish:
   only:
     - tags
   when: manual
+
+except:
+  changes:
+    - ^\.gitlab/