diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 0f2a367..6488440 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ steps:
     path: /deployment-repo
     force: false
     commit: true
-    commit_message: "KUSTOMIZE BUILD: build fail2ban-exporter deployment with kustomize ${DRONE_BUILD_NUMBER} (done automagically via Drone pipeline)"
+    commit_message: "KUSTOMIZE BUILD: build fail2ban-exporter deployment with kustomize ${DRONE_BUILD_NUMBER} (done automagically via Drone pipeline) [CI SKIP]"
     ssh_key:
       from_secret: GITEA_SSH_KEY
   volumes: