diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index c7198c571c..ddb70c2a3a 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -110,11 +110,11 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: "Release"
         stage: Release and Publish
-        if: fork = false AND (branch = master OR branch =~ /release\/.*/) AND type != pull_request AND commit_message =~ ^\[.*release.*\]$
+        if: fork = false AND (branch = master OR branch =~ /release\/.*/ OR branch =~ merge.*) AND type != pull_request AND commit_message =~ ^\[.*release.*\]$
         before_script:
           bash scripts/set-release-variables.sh
         script:
-          - bash scripts/release.sh ${RELEASE_TYPE}
+#          - bash scripts/release.sh ${RELEASE_TYPE}
         before_deploy:
           - bash scripts/zip-artifacts.sh ${RELEASE_TYPE}
         deploy: