diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 83326b92..6f5611b2 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ test:
 
 check_release:
   stage: test
+  needs: []
   only:
     refs:
       - master