diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 64e992f75..1764c4e9c 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ workflow:
     - if: >
         $CI_PROJECT_NAMESPACE == "funkwhale" &&
         (
-          $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH =~ /(stable|develop)/ ||
+          $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH =~ /^(stable|develop)$/ ||
           $CI_COMMIT_TAG
         )
     # Run for merge requests from any repo or branches
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/ci-fix-workflow-branch-regex.misc b/changes/changelog.d/ci-fix-workflow-branch-regex.misc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ba662eeee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/changelog.d/ci-fix-workflow-branch-regex.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Don't run CI on branch containing stable or develop