diff --git a/.github/workflows/pythonpackage.yml b/.github/workflows/pythonpackage.yml
index fec1d83b..6b9a1800 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pythonpackage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pythonpackage.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ jobs:
   build:
 
     runs-on: macOS-latest
+    if: "!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[skip ci]')"
     strategy:
       max-parallel: 4
       matrix: