diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 08b062d0c656f0439f3138670c83af7a3894f6d8..7bab40160dd404e51e6369a253dcc6d43b784942 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -184,7 +184,11 @@ appimage-amd64:
   stage: build
   variables:
     ARCH: arch  # to build (no default)
-  <<: *only-default
+  rules:
+    - if: $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_LABELS == "Testing::Beta"
+      when: always
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH || $CI_COMMIT_TAG || $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event"
+      when: manual
   before_script:
     - apk update && apk add git bash
     - source scripts/release/functions.sh
@@ -254,32 +258,26 @@ appimage-amd64:
 
 build x86_64:
   <<: *build_definition
-  when: manual
   variables:
     ARCH: 'x86_64'
 build rpi4_64:
   <<: *build_definition
-  when: manual
   variables:
     ARCH: 'rpi4_64'
 build odroidgo2:
   <<: *build_definition
-  when: manual
   variables:
     ARCH: 'odroidgo2'
 build rpi3-zero2:
   <<: *build_definition
-  when: manual
   variables:
     ARCH: 'rpi3'
 #build rg353x:
 #  <<: *build_definition
-#  when: manual
 #  variables:
 #    ARCH: 'rg353x'
 build rpi5_64:
   <<: *build_definition
-  when: manual
   variables:
     ARCH: 'rpi5_64'