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