diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 03ffac4f6f960c4aa3b502f362394ee6635d03df..f225cb87742904a5deb47d0b6d76de07f6a981ae 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -795,6 +795,7 @@ release-hackage-lint:
       artifacts: false
   rules:
     - if: '$RELEASE_JOB == "yes"'
+  allow_failure: true
   extends: .hackage
   variables:
     # No slow-validate bindist on release pipeline