diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 0f756ab..2bcdb8d 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,14 @@ release_job:
     - if: "$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH"
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_TAG
       when: never  
+    - if:
+      changes:
+        - README.md
+        - CHANGELOG
+        - .gitattribute
+        - .gitignore
+        - .gitlab-ci.yml
+      when: never
     - if: 
       changes:
         - data/**/*