Ignore branch check for gitlab release

Author: jeffreyc-splunk

scripts/release

@@ -153,12 +153,11 @@ parse_args_and_release() {
     exit 1
   fi
 
-  if [[ "$stage" != "test" ]] && [[ $(git symbolic-ref HEAD) != "refs/heads/main" ]] && [[ "$force" != "yes" ]]; then
-    echo "You are releasing a beta/final release from a branch other than main, which is not allowed." >&2
-    exit 1
-  fi
-
   if [[ "${CI:-}" != "true" ]]; then
+    if [[ "$stage" != "test" ]] && [[ $(git symbolic-ref HEAD) != "refs/heads/main" ]] && [[ "$force" != "yes" ]]; then
+      echo "You are releasing a beta/final release from a branch other than main, which is not allowed." >&2
+      exit 1
+    fi
     read -p "This is a $stage release of version $new_version, please confirm: [y/N] "
     [[ ! "$REPLY" =~ ^[Yy]$ ]] && echo "Cancelling release" && exit 1
   fi