diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index f1ae4ab8c2f3df257982951c3a2934850726593c..db0ad64b4974539df266698dcb0057eae0580458 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ deploy:
   stage: deploy
   image: maven:3.9.5-ibm-semeru-17-focal
   script:
-    - 'mvn deploy -s ci_settings.xml'
+    - mvn deploy -s ci_settings.xml -DskipTests