diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 45e7c16..9576fa7 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ Create Commit:
     git checkout -b "update-deployment-${CI_COMMIT_TAG}"
     git add argocd/deployment/deployment.yml
     git commit -m "Update deployment manifest with new image tags"
-    git push origin "update-deployment-${CI_COMMIT_TAG}"
+    git push --push-option='ci.skip' origin "update-deployment-${CI_COMMIT_TAG}"
 
 Create Merge Request:
   stage: Create Merge Request
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ Create Merge Request:
   rules:
     - if: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG'
       when: on_success
+  before_script: |
+    apk add --no-cache curl
   script: |
     curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: ${GITLAB_TOKEN}" \
       --data "source_branch=update-deployment-${CI_COMMIT_TAG}" \