diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 743ae6a17f469fa5323da2c3f3c38110ca28f576..fc2862fcdb6c7e1f7428d7ea00eef6bc11bc2fb9 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ stages:
   - run-pipeline
 
 elife-pipeline:
+  only:
+    refs:
+      - main
   stage: run-pipeline
   trigger:
     include: