diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-suite.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-suite.yml
index 0b07e08a81..230cd25634 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-suite.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-suite.yml
@@ -1073,11 +1073,20 @@ jobs:
     - name: Run ReleaseNotes Check
       run: dotnet run -c Release --project tools/ReleaseNotes --winget-template-check ${{ steps.get-sha.outputs.pr_template_sha }}
 
+  ci-completion-gate: # This job exists so there isn't a moving target for branch protections
+    name: CI Completion Gate
+    needs: [ dox-build, docker-build, build-deb, build-msi, validate-openapi-spec, upload-code-coverage, check-winget-pr-template ]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: "!(cancelled() || failure()) && needs.dox-build.result == 'success' && needs.docker-build.result == 'success' && needs.build-deb.result == 'success' && needs.build-msi.result == 'success' && needs.validate-openapi-spec.result == 'success' && needs.upload-code-coverage.result == 'success' && needs.check-winget-pr-template.result == 'success'"
+    steps:
+    - name: GitHub Requires at Least One Step for a Job
+      run: exit 0
+
   deployment-gate:
     name: Deployment Gate
-    needs: [ dox-build, docker-build, build-deb, validate-openapi-spec, upload-code-coverage, build-msi, check-winget-pr-template ]
+    needs: ci-completion-gate
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: "!(cancelled() || failure()) && needs.dox-build.result == 'success' && needs.docker-build.result == 'success' && needs.build-deb.result == 'success' && needs.build-msi.result == 'success' && needs.validate-openapi-spec.result == 'success' && needs.upload-code-coverage.result == 'success' && github.event_name == 'push'"
+    if: "!(cancelled() || failure()) && needs.ci-completion-gate.result == 'success' && github.event_name == 'push'"
     steps:
     - name: GitHub Requires at Least One Step for a Job
       run: exit 0