diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 7d43732b5b4ecf63daee82723b716aa59d5b3310..f57b998c737c35cb96776b5c206fffca1c071ee1 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ algo_valgrind_functional:
 
 release_valgrind_functional:
   <<: *valgrind_functional
+  allow_failure: true
   only:
     - /^feature-.*a.*\/release$/