diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index ecd37ea..eee0590 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -24,4 +24,6 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: All CI jobs passed
         run: |
-          [ "${{ contains(needs.*.result, 'failure') || contains(needs.*.result, 'cancelled') }}" = "false" ]
+          # A skipped needed job must NOT green-light the required "ci / ci"
+          # context, so treat 'skipped' as a failure alongside failure/cancelled.
+          [ "${{ contains(needs.*.result, 'failure') || contains(needs.*.result, 'cancelled') || contains(needs.*.result, 'skipped') }}" = "false" ]