diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index b803f291fc1da44714f67a7b54f2592d45c64fd4..773f2e79edeaf3071ec7d15a0b61ff071e1c426a 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ win_visual_studio_static_local_deps:
     script:
         - call build_scripts\windows\win_VS_build_x64_release.bat
 
+    except:
+        - archive/*
+
 # Latest Ubuntu with dependencies
 # in system directories, Boost
 # installed from the official repository
@@ -42,6 +45,9 @@ ubuntu_boost_system:
     script:
         - build_scripts/linux/linux_gcc_build_x64_debug_system.sh
 
+    except:
+        - archive/*
+
 # Latest Ubuntu with dependencies
 # downloaded (and compiled) locally
 ubuntu_boost_local_static_deps:
@@ -60,6 +66,9 @@ ubuntu_boost_local_static_deps:
     script:
         - build_scripts/linux/linux_gcc_build_x64_debug_local.sh
 
+    except:
+        - archive/*
+
 # Latest CentOS with dependencies
 # downloaded (and compiled) locally
 centos_local_deps:
@@ -77,3 +86,7 @@ centos_local_deps:
 
     script:
         - scl enable devtoolset-8 -- build_scripts/linux/linux_gcc_build_x64_debug_local.sh
+ 
+    except:
+        - archive/*
+