diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index bca6fec5a0f6a6d752041b47239559a2d779eb7b..23b81193e92dfa3d1bc6d22aa461a7a69af8fbe2 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@ build_and_deploy:
   image: maven:3.8.3-jdk-8
   only:
     - branches
+  except:
+    - develop
+    - main
   stage: deploy_java
   script:
     - 'mvn $MAVEN_OPTS $MAVEN_CLI_OPTS $MAVEN_DEPLOY_OPTS -U clean verify'