diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 2c78835c6055b20aff770ac196f059d2d299db99..407b5163ff85228ed0267387465623cd48907655 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ publish:
     - red
   rules:
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "main"
+    - changes:
+        - ".gitlab/*"
+      when: never
     - changes:
         - "**/*.md"
       when: manual
@@ -28,6 +31,9 @@ deploy:
     - red
   rules:
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "main"
+    - changes:
+        - ".gitlab/*"
+      when: never
     - changes:
         - "**/*.md"
       when: manual