diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 874b467d8d0b3afdcd8b265d9e7794958a4e5f11..c11bf957ed6a8fc32e288209df64a8013e3e91a5 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # CI pipeline configuration
 
+default:
+  image: gcc
+
 # Switch from branch pipelines to merge request pipelines when a merge request is created
 workflow:
   rules: