diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index e67e3b02e22a488d17faa137e9215d27f5e1da94..b9182d578851b287fc62bb7e2e87ddd4ed59c1dc 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ lint-documentation:
   needs:
     - job: build-documentation # Only run when documentation has been built
       artifacts: true
+  except:
+    - /^release\/.*/
   before_script:
     - cd $CI_PROJECT_DIR/docs/vale
     - vale sync