diff --git a/docs/releasing.rst b/docs/releasing.rst
index b8b9281b091..6550eb07134 100644
--- a/docs/releasing.rst
+++ b/docs/releasing.rst
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ the branches:
    git push origin $VERSION-branchpoint
    git checkout $VERSION-branchpoint
    git push origin HEAD:refs/heads/$VERSION
-   git push origin HEAD:refs/heads/staging/$VERSION
+   git push origin HEAD:refs/heads/staging/$VERSION --push-option ci.skip
    git checkout staging/$VERSION
    git branch --set-upstream-to origin/staging/$VERSION