diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index 120957a..e6ebab9 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 name: CI/CD
 
+# Decommission (2026-07): trigger switched from push:main to manual only, so
+# documentation commits don't rebuild/redeploy images. Run from the Gitea UI
+# (Actions → Run workflow) if a rebuild is ever needed again.
 on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - main
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 env:
   REGISTRY: gitea.gitea.svc.cluster.local:3000