Merge branch 'balu-test-cng-rules' into 'master'

Ensure pipelines are created when FORCE_GITLAB_CI is set

See merge request gitlab-org/gitlab!35967

.gitlab/ci/rules.gitlab-ci.yml

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   if: '$CI_PROJECT_NAME != "gitlab-foss" && $CI_PROJECT_NAME != "gitlab-ce" && $CI_PROJECT_NAME != "gitlabhq"'
 
 .if-default-refs: &if-default-refs
-  if: '$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == "master" || $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME =~ /^[\d-]+-stable(-ee)?$/ || $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME =~ /^\d+-\d+-auto-deploy-\d+$/ || $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME =~ /^security\// || $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_IID || $CI_COMMIT_TAG'
+  if: '$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == "master" || $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME =~ /^[\d-]+-stable(-ee)?$/ || $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME =~ /^\d+-\d+-auto-deploy-\d+$/ || $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME =~ /^security\// || $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_IID || $CI_COMMIT_TAG || $FORCE_GITLAB_CI'
 
 .if-master-refs: &if-master-refs
   if: '$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == "master"'