diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index d532ddaec1f4b3ccb178e1a1e3c7058c9acb7c7d..49f91c915a54c43f4560e1ca25a698efc9dda1b3 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 include:
   - project: 'gnome/citemplates'
     file: 'flatpak/flatpak_ci_initiative.yml'
+  - project: 'gnome/citemplates'
+    file: 'templates/default-rules.yml'
   - component: gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/citemplates/release-service@master
     inputs:
       dist-job-name: "flatpak"
@@ -17,12 +19,6 @@ variables:
   FLATPAK_MODULE: "gtranslator"
   TARBALL_ARTIFACT_PATH: ".flatpak-builder/build/${FLATPAK_MODULE}/_flatpak_build/meson-dist/${CI_PROJECT_NAME}-${CI_COMMIT_TAG}.tar.xz"
 
-workflow:
-  rules:
-    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == 'merge_request_event'
-    - if: $CI_COMMIT_TAG
-    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH
-
 flatpak:
   extends: .flatpak
   stage: check