diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index eaeeb81133878869d1cfd17b62d343e8bcf0d8c6..36a6461aa5094bdea844a04d83b3b13f15435f85 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ version-bump-dev:
     - git checkout $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME
     - git branch --set-upstream-to=origin/$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME
     - git status
+    - rm -fr ".git/rebase-merge"
     - git pull
     - export CURRENT_CHART_VERSION=$(yq e '.version' charts/$CHART_NAME/Chart.yaml)
     - export CURRENT_DOCKER_IMAGE_VERSION=$(yq e '.platform.image.tag' charts/$CHART_NAME/values.yaml)