diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 16a6cc1eb4..7c1b82c84a 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ gimp-debian-nonreloc:
 .debian:
   extends: .debian-nonreloc
   rules:
-    - if: '$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_LABELS =~ /.*Package:AppImage.*/'
+    - if: '$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_LABELS =~ /.*Package:AppImage.*/ || $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_DESCRIPTION =~ /.*Package:AppImage.*/'
       interruptible: true
     - if: '$GIMP_CI_APPIMAGE != null || "$[[ inputs.distribution_pipeline ]]" =~ /.*GIMP_CI_APPIMAGE.*/'
     - <<: *CI_RELEASE
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ gimp-debian:
   #We need to specify this since .flatpak from flatpak_ci_initiative.yml sets to true
   interruptible: false
   rules:
-    - if: '$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_LABELS =~ /.*Package:Flatpak.*/'
+    - if: '$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_LABELS =~ /.*Package:Flatpak.*/ || $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_DESCRIPTION =~ /.*Package:Flatpak.*/'
       interruptible: true
     - if: '$GIMP_CI_FLATPAK != null || "$[[ inputs.distribution_pipeline ]]" =~ /.*GIMP_CI_FLATPAK.*/'
   parallel:
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ gimp-flatpak:
 .snap:
   extends: .default
   rules:
-    - if: '$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_LABELS =~ /.*Package:Snap.*/'
+    - if: '$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_LABELS =~ /.*Package:Snap.*/ || $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_DESCRIPTION =~ /.*Package:Snap.*/'
       interruptible: true
     - if: '$GIMP_CI_SNAP != null || "$[[ inputs.distribution_pipeline ]]" =~ /.*GIMP_CI_SNAP.*/'
     - <<: *CI_RELEASE
@@ -520,16 +520,16 @@ gimp-snap:
     #Non developers (e.g. on MRs), however, can create x64-only installers (.exe or .msix)
     - if: '$RUNNER == "windows-aarch64" && $CI_PROJECT_NAMESPACE != "GNOME"'
       when: never
-    - if: '$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_LABELS =~ /.*Package:Windows Installer.*/ && $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_LABELS =~ /.*Package:Microsoft Store.*/'
+    - if: '($CI_MERGE_REQUEST_LABELS =~ /.*Package:Windows Installer.*/ && $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_LABELS =~ /.*Package:Microsoft Store.*/) || ($CI_MERGE_REQUEST_DESCRIPTION =~ /.*Package:Windows Installer.*/ && $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_DESCRIPTION =~ /.*Package:Microsoft Store.*/)'
       interruptible: true
       variables:
         INSTALLER_OPTION: '-Dwindows-installer=true'
         STORE_OPTION: '-Dms-store=true'
-    - if: '$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_LABELS =~ /.*Package:Windows Installer.*/ && $CI_JOB_NAME !~ /.*store.*/'
+    - if: '($CI_MERGE_REQUEST_LABELS =~ /.*Package:Windows Installer.*/ || $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_DESCRIPTION =~ /.*Package:Windows Installer.*/) && $CI_JOB_NAME !~ /.*store.*/'
       interruptible: true
       variables:
         INSTALLER_OPTION: '-Dwindows-installer=true'
-    - if: '$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_LABELS =~ /.*Package:Microsoft Store.*/ && $CI_JOB_NAME !~ /.*eol.*/ && $CI_JOB_NAME !~ /.*installer.*/'
+    - if: '($CI_MERGE_REQUEST_LABELS =~ /.*Package:Microsoft Store.*/ || $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_DESCRIPTION =~ /.*Package:Microsoft Store.*/) && $CI_JOB_NAME !~ /.*eol.*/ && $CI_JOB_NAME !~ /.*installer.*/'
       interruptible: true
       variables:
         STORE_OPTION: '-Dms-store=true'
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ gimp-win-eol:
 .macos-inhouse:
   extends: .default
   rules:
-    - if: '$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_LABELS =~ /.*Package:Macos Dmg.*/'
+    - if: '$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_LABELS =~ /.*Package:Macos Dmg.*/ || $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_DESCRIPTION =~ /.*Package:Macos Dmg.*/'
       interruptible: true
       variables:
         OPT_PREFIX: /opt/macports
diff --git a/.gitlab/merge_request_templates/default.md b/.gitlab/merge_request_templates/default.md
index a568479b38..5773c072aa 100644
--- a/.gitlab/merge_request_templates/default.md
+++ b/.gitlab/merge_request_templates/default.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   "*Allow commits from members who can merge to the target branch.*"
 
 - No AI-generated contents allowed (neither code nor text, images…).
-  Only human created works please! 
-  
-- You can request the devs to allow installable packages to be
-  generated from this MR by writing ~Package: in the comments -->
+  Only human created works please!
+
+- If needed, you can create installable packages to be generated from
+  each push to this MR by writing ~Package: in this MR description -->