diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index c8ade88..5ac9392 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ publish:
     - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH'
       when: on_success
     - if: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG =~ /^v\d+\.\d+\.\d+\-release/' # A specific tag with 'vX.Y.Z-release' pattern is created
+    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH != $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH'
+      when: manual
     - when: never
 #  release: # See https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci/yaml/#release for available properties
 #    tag_name: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG'