diff --git a/gitlab_release/.gitlab-ci.yml b/gitlab_release/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 70539bd..f870ac2 100644
--- a/gitlab_release/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/gitlab_release/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
           when: on_success
           allow_failure: false
         - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "development"'
-          when: on_success
+          when: manual
           allow_failure: false
         # for testing
         # - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH != "master"'