diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 7c48921..75af2da 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 kind: pipeline
 name: default
 
-
 steps:
   - name: test2.7
     image: python:2.7-stretch
@@ -12,7 +11,6 @@ steps:
     commands:
       - pip install tox -q
       - tox -e $(tox -l | grep py27 | xargs | sed 's/ /,/g') -q
-    depends_on: clone
     when:
       event:
         - push
@@ -26,7 +24,6 @@ steps:
     commands:
       - pip install tox -q
       - tox -e $(tox -l | grep py35 | xargs | sed 's/ /,/g') -q
-    depends_on: clone
     when:
       event:
         - push
@@ -40,7 +37,6 @@ steps:
     commands:
       - pip install tox -q
       - tox -e $(tox -l | grep py36 | xargs | sed 's/ /,/g') -q
-    depends_on: clone
     when:
       event:
         - push
@@ -54,7 +50,6 @@ steps:
     commands:
       - pip install tox -q
       - tox -e $(tox -l | grep py37 | xargs | sed 's/ /,/g') -q
-    depends_on: clone
     when:
       event:
         - push
@@ -83,11 +78,12 @@ steps:
       # exclude files
       # - sha256sum -b files/!(*.out) > CHECKSUMFILE
       - sha256sum -b dist/* > sha256sum.txt
+    depends_on:
+      - build
     when:
       event:
         - push
         - tag
-    depends_on: build
 
   - name: gpgsign
     image: plugins/gpgsign:1
@@ -100,11 +96,12 @@ steps:
       detach_sign: true
       files:
         - dist/*
+    depends_on:
+      - checksum
     when:
       event:
         - push
         - tag
-    depends_on: checksum
 
   - name: publish
     image: plugins/github-release
@@ -114,10 +111,11 @@ steps:
       files:
         - dist/*
         - sha256sum.txt
+    depends_on:
+      - gpgsign
     when:
       event:
         - tag
-    depends_on: gpgsign
 
   - name: pypi_publish
     image: xoxys/drone-pypi:0.1.0
@@ -129,10 +127,11 @@ steps:
         from_secret: pypi_password
       repository: https://upload.pypi.org/legacy/
       skip_build: true
+    depends_on:
+      - publish
     when:
       event:
         - tag
-    depends_on: publish
 
   - name: notify
     image: plugins/matrix
@@ -144,8 +143,9 @@ steps:
         from_secret: matrix_username
       password:
         from_secret: matrix_password
+    depends_on:
+      - pypi_publish
     when:
       status:
         - success
         - failure
-    depends_on: pypi_publish