diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 39a76f5f0f..78c5668b80 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -193,15 +193,19 @@ stages:
 
 .default-triggering-rules: &default_triggering_rules
   only:
+    - api
     - merge_requests
     - tags
+    - triggers
     - web
     - schedules
 
 .release-branch-triggering-rules: &release_branch_triggering_rules
   only:
+    - api
     - merge_requests
     - tags
+    - triggers
     - web
     - schedules
     - main@isc-projects/bind9
@@ -209,8 +213,10 @@ stages:
 
 .schedules-tags-web-triggering-rules: &schedules_tags_web_triggering_rules
   only:
+    - api
     - schedules
     - tags
+    - triggers
     - web
 
 .precheck: &precheck_job
@@ -1134,7 +1140,9 @@ system:clang:openbsd:amd64:
     - job: clang:openbsd:amd64
       artifacts: true
   only:
+    - api
     - schedules
+    - triggers
     - web
 
 unit:clang:openbsd:amd64: