diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 5bd42d52..3e2ec31d 100755
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ steam:
     - master
     - devel
     - tags
+  except:
+    - merge_requests
 
 update_online_manual:
   stage: deploy
@@ -81,3 +83,5 @@ update_online_manual:
       - public
   only:
     - master
+  except:
+    - merge_requests