diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 1c4ba2404d..c7119b0558 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -223,11 +223,10 @@ fdroid build:
       - tmp/
     when: always
     expire_in: 1 month
-  except:
-    - master@fdroid/fdroiddata
-    - pipelines
-    - schedules
-    - triggers
+  rules:
+    - changes:
+        - metadata/**/*
+        - srclibs/**/*
   cache:
     key: "$CI_JOB_NAME"
     paths: