diff --git a/release/build_devel.sh b/release/build_devel.sh
index 8b6816e423..cac7152e54 100755
--- a/release/build_devel.sh
+++ b/release/build_devel.sh
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ pre-commit uninstall || true
 echo "[-] bringing master-ci and devel in sync T=$SECONDS"
 cd $TARGET_DIR
 
+exit 1
+
 git fetch --depth 1 origin master-ci
 git fetch --depth 1 origin devel