diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 84bfbab2b..ae6d9e25f 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+if: tag != develop_latest # dont build for the latest_develop tagged version
+
 dist: xenial
 language: go
 go: