diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index e72f8dbe9..4b4ade463 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -529,12 +529,11 @@ publish_nightly_workflow:
     CONDUCTOR_TARGET: $CONDUCTOR_TARGET
     DDR_WORKFLOW_ID: $DDR_WORKFLOW_ID
 
-# On success, this will cause CNAB to trigger a Deployment to Release Candidate clusters
+# On success, this will cause CNAB to trigger a Deployment to Release Candidate clusters and open a corresponding pull request
 publish_release_candidate_workflow:
   stage: deploy
   rules:
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_TAG
-      when: manual # TODO: change this to on_success when feeling confident
     - when: never
   needs:
     - trigger_internal_operator_image