diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 564b0c4c7e536cea18d789ed5ecf7a66a750bf80_LmdpdGxhYi1jaS55bWw=..e25c5dc681f434d8587f4f0e6642f5e6dfd3e5cc_LmdpdGxhYi1jaS55bWw= 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -15,10 +15,9 @@
       - "templates/lint/yamllint.yml"  # will do the equivalent of 'tox -e yamllint'
       - "templates/tests/py27.yml"  # will do the equivalent of 'tox -e py27'
       - "templates/tests/py3.yml"  # will do the equivalent of 'tox -e py3'
-      - "templates/build-debian-package.yml"  # will build a .deb and upload it to heptapod files
-      - "templates/create-release-on-heptapod-including-debian-package.yml"  # this will create a release on heptapod AND uses uploaded .deb by build-debian-package
+      - "templates/create-release-on-heptapod.yml"  # this will create a release on heptapod
       - "templates/upload-to-pypi.yml"  # on a new mercurial tag (expected to be done with release-new), will push a release on pypi
 
 stages:
   - lint
   - tests
@@ -20,9 +19,7 @@
       - "templates/upload-to-pypi.yml"  # on a new mercurial tag (expected to be done with release-new), will push a release on pypi
 
 stages:
   - lint
   - tests
-  - build-debian-package
-  - upload-deb-to-heptapod
   - release
   - publish