diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index f870cd0..df36210 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ steps:
     path: /deployment-repo
     force: false
     commit: true
-    commit_message: "KUSTOMIZE BUILD STAGING: rebuild dashboard deployment with kustomize ${DRONE_BUILD_NUMBER} (done automagically via Drone pipeline)"
+    commit_message: "KUSTOMIZE BUILD STAGING: rebuild dashboard deployment with kustomize ${DRONE_BUILD_NUMBER} [CI SKIP]"
     ssh_key:
       from_secret: GITEA_SSH_KEY
   volumes: