diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index aa04f677c19d91b1e62fd80f84073e0dc00bf1fc..db05aba45b0aceb15d2ce77431d5c7021426c731 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ variables:
   # Static data in AWS S3
   DATA_CONUS_2018A: conus-2018a
 
+# Do not run for merge requests
+workflow:
+  rules:
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_TAG
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH
+
 include:
   - project: "ghsc/hazdev/pipeline-build-template"
     ref: "1.1.3"