diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 243172d..8cad50d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   build:
+    if: "!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, 'skip ci')"
 
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
     container:
       image: crystallang/crystal:0.34.0-alpine