diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index f755d494861a7ad799584acc170daa9a5156c8ac..9981fc6d6342f37fa84c30a3db2429b0bd264050 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # CI pipeline configuration
 
+image: gcc
+
 # Switch from branch pipelines to merge request pipelines when a merge request is created
 workflow:
   rules: