diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index e14fbea6e33a0af936e1e72f5c24dcfbc014de8a..1d9289cd6199f2034b2e47ad90ee8fcdfbf561b8 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ release:
     expire_in: 1 week
 
 dummy:
+  stage: .pre
   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: