diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 2d13680a85eb215de37c1bef76867357f7426c2a..5019af89512af7c7dd765051d4f9c5961c7cf9e1 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 include:
   - project: 'quiqqer/semantic-release'
     file: '/.gitlab-ci.yml'
+stages:
+    - validate
+    - release
 validate_merge_request_source_branch:
+  stage: validate
   script:
     - echo "Job runs to validate merge request source branch"
   rules: