diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 0cb056ce..e4030b74 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ jobs:
   build:
 
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: "!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, 'skip ci')"
     strategy:
       matrix:
         python-version: [3.7, 3.8]