diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 6ca6e7bc57c5c3571dac89b5fdca46a56340029e..656c7f847a137105246de431aed533f02301dac3 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -591,6 +591,9 @@ test_postgres_14_compatibility:
     - postgres:14
 
 changelog_spelling:
+   image: debian
    stage: test
    script:
+      - apt-get update
+      - apt-get install -y aspell aspell-en
       - sh test_spelling.sh