diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 5f378a20cb7d544a04c19e0979a28eebdeed9840..0832275ef763510366bad2720baf3753dbd90496 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ publish_on_gitlab:
   environment: gitlab
   needs:
     - package_files
-  when: manual
   rules:
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_TAG
   script:
@@ -145,7 +144,6 @@ publish_to_readthedocs:
   environment: readthedocs
   needs:
     - package_docs
-  when: manual
   rules:
     - if: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG && $CI_COMMIT_REF_PROTECTED == "true"'
   script: