diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 6dc4aef630f9e1b0e3791c06129c38ebf739528c..e14fbea6e33a0af936e1e72f5c24dcfbc014de8a 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -70,3 +70,9 @@ release:
     paths:
       - vars.env
     expire_in: 1 week
+
+dummy:
+  rules:
+    - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event" && $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME != $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH && $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME !~ /^release/'
+  script:
+    - echo "dummy job for merging"
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