diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/common.yml b/.gitlab/ci/common.yml
index 1de35a74b4..e32ff7beb3 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/common.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/common.yml
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ stages:
   - pre_check
   - build
   - assign_test
+  - build_doc
   - target_test
   - host_test
-  - build_doc
   - test_deploy
   - deploy
   - post_deploy
diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/docs.yml b/.gitlab/ci/docs.yml
index 5faea6d96b..f66eae3d59 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/docs.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/docs.yml
@@ -37,25 +37,16 @@
 .if-dev-push: &if-dev-push
   if: '$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME != "master" && $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH !~ /^release\/v/ && $CI_COMMIT_TAG !~ /^v\d+\.\d+(\.\d+)?($|-)/ && $CI_COMMIT_TAG !~ /^qa-test/ && ($CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "push" || $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event")'
 
-.if-schedule: &if-schedule
-  if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "schedule"'
-
 .doc-rules:build:docs-full:
   rules:
     - <<: *if-qa-test-tag
       when: never
-    - <<: *if-schedule
+    - <<: *if-protected
     - <<: *if-label-build_docs
     - <<: *if-label-docs_full
     - <<: *if-dev-push
       changes: *patterns-docs-full
 
-.doc-rules:build:docs-full-prod:
-  rules:
-    - <<: *if-qa-test-tag
-      when: never
-    - <<: *if-protected-no_label
-
 .doc-rules:build:docs-partial:
   rules:
     - <<: *if-qa-test-tag
@@ -92,13 +83,14 @@ check_docs_lang_sync:
   stage: build_doc
   tags:
     - build_docs
+  needs:
+    - job: fast_template_app
+      artifacts: false
+      optional: true
   script:
     - if [ -n "${BREATHE_ALT_INSTALL_URL}" ]; then pip uninstall -y breathe && pip install -U ${BREATHE_ALT_INSTALL_URL}; fi
     - cd docs
     - build-docs -t $DOCTGT -bs $DOC_BUILDERS -l $DOCLANG build
-  artifacts:
-    expire_in: 4 days
-    when: always
   parallel:
     matrix:
       - DOCLANG: ["en", "zh_CN"]
@@ -119,26 +111,12 @@ build_docs_html_full:
   extends:
     - .build_docs_template
     - .doc-rules:build:docs-full
-  needs:
-    - job: fast_template_app
-      artifacts: false
-      optional: true
-  artifacts:
-    paths:
-      - docs/_build/*/*/*.txt
-      - docs/_build/*/*/html/*
-  variables:
-    DOC_BUILDERS: "html"
-
-build_docs_html_full_prod:
-  extends:
-    - .build_docs_template
-    - .doc-rules:build:docs-full-prod
-  dependencies: [] # Stop build_docs jobs from downloading all previous job's artifacts
   artifacts:
+    when: always
     paths:
       - docs/_build/*/*/*.txt
       - docs/_build/*/*/html/*
+    expire_in: 4 days
   variables:
     DOC_BUILDERS: "html"
 
@@ -146,14 +124,12 @@ build_docs_html_partial:
   extends:
     - .build_docs_template
     - .doc-rules:build:docs-partial
-  needs:
-    - job: fast_template_app
-      artifacts: false
-      optional: true
   artifacts:
+    when: always
     paths:
       - docs/_build/*/*/*.txt
       - docs/_build/*/*/html/*
+    expire_in: 4 days
   variables:
     DOC_BUILDERS: "html"
   parallel:
@@ -167,26 +143,12 @@ build_docs_pdf:
   extends:
     - .build_docs_template
     - .doc-rules:build:docs-full
-  needs:
-    - job: fast_template_app
-      artifacts: false
-      optional: true
-  allow_failure: true # TODO IDFCI-2216
   artifacts:
+    when: always
     paths:
       - docs/_build/*/*/latex/*
-  variables:
-    DOC_BUILDERS: "latex"
-
-build_docs_pdf_prod:
-  extends:
-    - .build_docs_template
-    - .doc-rules:build:docs-full-prod
-  dependencies: [] # Stop build_docs jobs from downloading all previous job's artifacts
+    expire_in: 4 days
   allow_failure: true # TODO IDFCI-2216
-  artifacts:
-    paths:
-      - docs/_build/*/*/latex/*
   variables:
     DOC_BUILDERS: "latex"
 
@@ -234,12 +196,13 @@ deploy_docs_production:
   # The DOCS_PROD_* variables used by this job are "Protected" so these branches must all be marked "Protected" in Gitlab settings
   extends:
     - .deploy_docs_template
-    - .doc-rules:build:docs-full-prod
+  rules:
+    - <<: *if-protected-no_label
   stage: post_deploy
   dependencies:  # set dependencies to null to avoid missing artifacts issue
   needs: # ensure runs after push_to_github succeeded
-    - build_docs_html_full_prod
-    - build_docs_pdf_prod
+    - build_docs_html_full
+    - build_docs_pdf
     - job: push_to_github
       artifacts: false
   variables:
@@ -254,16 +217,19 @@ deploy_docs_production:
 check_doc_links:
   extends:
     - .build_docs_template
-    - .doc-rules:build:docs-full-prod
+  rules:
+    - <<: *if-protected-no_label
   stage: post_deploy
   needs:
     - job: deploy_docs_production
       artifacts: false
   tags: ["build", "amd64", "internet"]
   artifacts:
+    when: always
     paths:
       - docs/_build/*/*/*.txt
       - docs/_build/*/*/linkcheck/*.txt
+    expire_in: 1 week
   allow_failure: true
   script:
     - cd docs