diff --git a/release-template.gitlab-ci.yml b/release-template.gitlab-ci.yml
index 8a6f57e..b2843f4 100644
--- a/release-template.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/release-template.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 .release-template:
   stage: release
   rules:
+    - if: CI_PIPELINE_TRIGGERED
+      when: never
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH
       when: manual
     - when: never
@@ -8,4 +10,4 @@
     PARENT_PIPELINE_ID: $CI_PIPELINE_ID
   trigger:
     include: release.gitlab-ci.yml
-    strategy: depend
\ No newline at end of file
+    strategy: depend