diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 1fb9ec89f..0fe52d2f3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -280,4 +280,14 @@ jobs:
         with:
           channel: pipelines
           status: FAILED
-          color: danger
\ No newline at end of file
+          color: danger
+
+  ready-to-merge:
+    name: Ready for merging
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    needs: deploy
+    steps:
+      - id: ready-to-merge
+        name: Signal readiness to merge
+        run: |-
+          exit 0