diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 148bf31e6..4f53ffd8e 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -321,7 +321,10 @@ steps:
     path: /tmp
   when:
     event:
-    - push
+      include:
+      - push
+      exclude:
+      - promote
   depends_on:
   - basic-integration
 
@@ -360,11 +363,9 @@ trigger:
   cron:
     exclude:
     - nightly
-  target:
+  event:
     exclude:
-    - e2e
-    - conformance
-    - release
+    - promote
 
 ---
 kind: pipeline
@@ -689,7 +690,10 @@ steps:
     path: /tmp
   when:
     event:
-    - push
+      include:
+      - push
+      exclude:
+      - promote
   depends_on:
   - basic-integration
 
@@ -1192,7 +1196,10 @@ steps:
     path: /tmp
   when:
     event:
-    - push
+      include:
+      - push
+      exclude:
+      - promote
   depends_on:
   - basic-integration
 
@@ -1697,7 +1704,10 @@ steps:
     path: /tmp
   when:
     event:
-    - push
+      include:
+      - push
+      exclude:
+      - promote
   depends_on:
   - basic-integration
 
@@ -2202,7 +2212,10 @@ steps:
     path: /tmp
   when:
     event:
-    - push
+      include:
+      - push
+      exclude:
+      - promote
   depends_on:
   - basic-integration
 
diff --git a/hack/drone.jsonnet b/hack/drone.jsonnet
index 08e019b87..654b611e1 100644
--- a/hack/drone.jsonnet
+++ b/hack/drone.jsonnet
@@ -191,7 +191,10 @@ local push = {
   commands: ["make gitmeta", "make login", "make push"],
   volumes: volumes.ForStep(),
   when: {
-    event: ["push"],
+    event: {
+      include: ["push"],
+      exclude: ["promote"],
+    },
   },
   depends_on: [basic_integration.name],
 };
@@ -222,8 +225,8 @@ local default_trigger = {
     cron: {
       exclude: ["nightly"]
     },
-    target: {
-      exclude: ["e2e", "conformance", "release"]
+    event: {
+      exclude: ["promote"]
     },
   },
 };