diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index a6146c46ff2ac577b378482b4c521163b8080058..8dfa57d88752957c015b83103664f2dc29e71721 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -151,9 +151,6 @@ release:
   rules:
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_TAG
       when: manual
-    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH
-      when: manual
-    - when: never
 
 release_test:
   stage: release