diff --git a/release-template.gitlab-ci.yml b/release-template.gitlab-ci.yml
index 3bdcb0b..40f3321 100644
--- a/release-template.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/release-template.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 .release-template:
   stage: release
   rules:
-    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_TRIGGERED == true
+    - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_TRIGGERED == "true"'
       when: never
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH
       when: manual