diff --git a/.common-ci.yml b/.common-ci.yml
index e9bd5a5c..4d98e01b 100644
--- a/.common-ci.yml
+++ b/.common-ci.yml
@@ -34,12 +34,22 @@ stages:
   - scan
   - release
 
+.main-or-manual:
+  rules:
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "main"
+    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "schedule"
+      when: manual
+
 # Define the distribution targets
 .dist-amazonlinux2:
+  rules:
+    - !reference [.main-or-manual, rules]
   variables:
     DIST: amazonlinux2
 
 .dist-centos7:
+  rules:
+    - !reference [.main-or-manual, rules]
   variables:
     DIST: centos7
     CVE_UPDATES: "cyrus-sasl-lib"
@@ -50,27 +60,39 @@ stages:
     CVE_UPDATES: "cyrus-sasl-lib"
 
 .dist-debian10:
+  rules:
+    - !reference [.main-or-manual, rules]
   variables:
     DIST: debian10
 
 .dist-debian9:
+  rules:
+    - !reference [.main-or-manual, rules]
   variables:
     DIST: debian9
 
 .dist-fedora35:
+  rules:
+    - !reference [.main-or-manual, rules]
   variables:
     DIST: fedora35
 
 .dist-opensuse-leap15.1:
+  rules:
+    - !reference [.main-or-manual, rules]
   variables:
     DIST: opensuse-leap15.1
 
 .dist-ubi8:
+  rules:
+    - !reference [.main-or-manual, rules]
   variables:
     DIST: ubi8
     CVE_UPDATES: "cyrus-sasl-lib"
 
 .dist-ubuntu16.04:
+  rules:
+    - !reference [.main-or-manual, rules]
   variables:
     DIST: ubuntu16.04
 
@@ -80,6 +102,8 @@ stages:
     CVE_UPDATES: "libsasl2-2 libsasl2-modules-db"
 
 .dist-ubuntu20.04:
+  rules:
+    - !reference [.main-or-manual, rules]
   variables:
     DIST: ubuntu20.04
     CVE_UPDATES: "libsasl2-2 libsasl2-modules-db"
@@ -102,6 +126,8 @@ stages:
     ARCH: arm64
 
 .arch-ppc64le:
+  rules:
+    - !reference [.main-or-manual, rules]
   variables:
     ARCH: ppc64le
 
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 177d5006..c691656f 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -262,7 +262,8 @@ image-ubuntu18.04:
   needs:
     - package-ubuntu18.04-amd64
     - package-ubuntu18.04-arm64
-    - package-ubuntu18.04-ppc64le
+    - job: package-ubuntu18.04-ppc64le
+      optional: true
 
 image-ubuntu20.04:
   extends:
@@ -281,23 +282,36 @@ image-packaging:
     - .package-artifacts
     - .dist-packaging
   needs:
-    - package-amazonlinux2-aarch64
-    - package-amazonlinux2-x86_64
-    - package-centos7-ppc64le
-    - package-centos7-x86_64
-    - package-centos8-aarch64
-    - package-centos8-ppc64le
-    - package-centos8-x86_64
-    - package-debian10-amd64
-    - package-debian9-amd64
-    - package-fedora35-aarch64
-    - package-fedora35-x86_64
-    - package-opensuse-leap15.1-x86_64
-    - package-ubuntu16.04-amd64
-    - package-ubuntu16.04-ppc64le
-    - package-ubuntu18.04-amd64
-    - package-ubuntu18.04-arm64
-    - package-ubuntu18.04-ppc64le
+    - job: package-centos8-aarch64
+    - job: package-centos8-x86_64
+    - job: package-ubuntu18.04-amd64
+    - job: package-ubuntu18.04-arm64
+    - job: package-amazonlinux2-aarch64
+      optional: true
+    - job: package-amazonlinux2-x86_64
+      optional: true
+    - job: package-centos7-ppc64le
+      optional: true
+    - job: package-centos7-x86_64
+      optional: true
+    - job: package-centos8-ppc64le
+      optional: true
+    - job: package-debian10-amd64
+      optional: true
+    - job: package-debian9-amd64
+      optional: true
+    - job: package-fedora35-aarch64
+      optional: true
+    - job: package-fedora35-x86_64
+      optional: true
+    - job: package-opensuse-leap15.1-x86_64
+      optional: true
+    - job: package-ubuntu16.04-amd64
+      optional: true
+    - job: package-ubuntu16.04-ppc64le
+      optional: true
+    - job: package-ubuntu18.04-ppc64le
+      optional: true
 
 # Define publish test helpers
 .test:toolkit: