diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 4ac30a6007c0654a0b76c7597697a093cd1c3d9f..a62de946595d52bccb0aedac4e7a70bdb43ada53 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ stages:
   - test
   - publish
 
+# Do not run for merge requests
+workflow:
+  rules:
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_TAG
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH
+
 ####
 # Template: GitLab runner tags
 ####