diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index fed8d8ec266d9217ce498d218502375cc727bc6f..33e4ead4c1dcd63be07eb42b5fd56d16e94cf308 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -141,4 +141,6 @@ deploy-exp-release-dev-cscs:
   only:
     refs:
       - schedules
+    variables:
+      - $RELEASE == "experimental"
   allow_failure: false