diff --git a/templates/gitlab-ci-python.yml b/templates/gitlab-ci-python.yml
index c7ee88e6274683412912e165e4b0998e9cc6221e..db4bc066d88f79c279a1d75285296ef630db094c 100644
--- a/templates/gitlab-ci-python.yml
+++ b/templates/gitlab-ci-python.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,20 @@ workflow:
     # prevent branch pipeline when an MR is open (prefer MR pipeline)
     - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH && $CI_OPEN_MERGE_REQUESTS'
       when: never
+    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_MESSAGE =~ "/\[(ci skip|skip ci) on ([^],]*,)*tag(,[^],]*)*\]/" && $CI_COMMIT_TAG'
+      when: never
+    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_MESSAGE =~ "/\[(ci skip|skip ci) on ([^],]*,)*branch(,[^],]*)*\]/" && $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH'
+      when: never
+    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_MESSAGE =~ "/\[(ci skip|skip ci) on ([^],]*,)*mr(,[^],]*)*\]/" && $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_ID'
+      when: never
+    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_MESSAGE =~ "/\[(ci skip|skip ci) on ([^],]*,)*default(,[^],]*)*\]/" && $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME =~ $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH'
+      when: never
+    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_MESSAGE =~ "/\[(ci skip|skip ci) on ([^],]*,)*prod(,[^],]*)*\]/" && $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME =~ $PROD_REF'
+      when: never
+    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_MESSAGE =~ "/\[(ci skip|skip ci) on ([^],]*,)*integ(,[^],]*)*\]/" && $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME =~ $INTEG_REF'
+      when: never
+    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_MESSAGE =~ "/\[(ci skip|skip ci) on ([^],]*,)*dev(,[^],]*)*\]/" && $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME !~ $PROD_REF && $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME !~ $INTEG_REF'
+      when: never
     - when: always
 
 # test job prototype: implement adaptive pipeline rules