diff --git a/garnix.yaml b/garnix.yaml
index b44525d..da3be2e 100644
--- a/garnix.yaml
+++ b/garnix.yaml
@@ -13,3 +13,11 @@ builds:
       - packages.*.wire
       - packages.*.wire-small
     branch: stable
+  # used to run garnix on an arbitrary commit in a throwaway branch
+  - exclude: []
+    include:
+      - packages.x86_64-linux.docs
+      - packages.x86_64-linux.docs-unstable
+      - packages.*.wire
+      - packages.*.wire-small
+    branch: arbitrary