diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index ff3298531853b964cf71c5ad3cb03f539c73691f..1eb1d023160489e80004d54a4cefa11cb8e92249 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ release:
   when: on_success
   rules:
     - if: $DEPLOY_VERSION == null
+    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "master"'
       
 deploy:
   stage: deploy