diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 61eea859..21b0714b 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ workflows:
   build_and_test:
     jobs:
       - build
+        branches:
+          ignore:
+            - gh-pages
       - release:
           requires:
             - build