diff --git a/manifest-pipeline-yocto.yml b/manifest-pipeline-yocto.yml
index 3cce7165cd38192da1e09e317ef5efe5a83a9245..1edaa6018e25ce4f3fd604ceb719e74854c6ec7e 100644
--- a/manifest-pipeline-yocto.yml
+++ b/manifest-pipeline-yocto.yml
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ workflow:
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME != $MASTER_BRANCH
     - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "api"
     - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "pipeline"
+      when: manual
     - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "web"
     # Trigger the pipeline on schedule basis (for weekly release)