diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index b9a7fa105d9..00b9d08451c 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 version: 2
-
+general:
+  branches:
+    ignore:
+      - gh-pages # list of branches to ignore
+      
 jobs:
   build:
     working_directory: /build