diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 161f3dd3719ec78b412cffe0b288439e028ce62a..3cc764e59de8b52c00f2b20c79ab0357f588e145 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ stages:
   - deploy
 
 retrieve repo:
+  image: alpine/git
   stage: build
   script:
     - git clone https://git-r3lab.uni.lu/R3/school/courses.lcsb.uni.lu.git courses.lcsb.uni.lu