diff --git a/gitlab_release/.gitlab-ci.yml b/gitlab_release/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 67c41a1..7d16aa8 100644
--- a/gitlab_release/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/gitlab_release/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ commit footer refs:
       - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "master"'
       - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "development"'
         when: never
-      - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH'
+      - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH && $CHANGELOG_FOOTER_REFERENCES != "False"'
         when: always
       - when: never