diff --git a/ci/gitlab-ci.yml b/ci/gitlab-ci.yml
index fdccd1ac5f503bf2decda4f419258c4e4f0931f9..6e4aae196f82d5868e5e79af663ff1dd457bba67 100644
--- a/ci/gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/ci/gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ stages:
   - build
   - deploy
 
+workflow: # don't run branch pipelines except for main branch
+  rules:
+    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event" # merge request pipeline
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH # branch pipeline only for main
+
 reuse:
   stage: lint
   image: