diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index c67d9ad8c734db80d28358ae91dd46a6239ccbfb..380dcc29cc98f4b5f92abe9b7ff4780d1eef3a37 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ readme_docker_release_tag:
   stage: gx_build
   rules:
     - when: manual
+      allow_failure: true
   image: paritytech/srtool:1.62.0
   script:
     - echo "Building runtime for $RUNTIME"