diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 0382950af873e263a0fd955e48f4f9fcf14e4281..1efb9ad5a7092801f1a5011e19fb31b23f3e8b2e 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ release:
   stage: release
   image: registry.gitlab.com/gitlab-org/release-cli:latest
   rules:
-    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "pipeline"
+    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "pipeline" && $PREPARE_RELEASE != "true"
     - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "web"
       when: manual
   script: