diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index d6344f483..352ab8b39 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-services:
-  - docker:dind
-
 variables:
   GIT_SUBMODULE_STRATEGY: recursive
 
@@ -62,5 +59,8 @@ remote-repo-job:
     #- opam user-setup install
 
 build-docker-image:
+  image: docker:1.11
+  services:
+    - docker:dind
   script:
     - docker build -t marigold/ligo ./docker
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