diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 04d892a..2755801 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ stages:
   - distro           # distribs test
   - deploy
 
+workflow:
+  rules:
+    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == 'merge_request_event'
+    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == 'push'
+
 variables:
   ###############################################################################
   # This is the list of packages required to build libei with the default       #
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/ci.template b/.gitlab-ci/ci.template
index 5c56a77..ef2fb74 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/ci.template
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/ci.template
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ stages:
   - distro           # distribs test
   - deploy
 
+workflow:
+  rules:
+    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == 'merge_request_event'
+    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == 'push'
+
 variables:
   ###############################################################################
   # This is the list of packages required to build libei with the default       #