diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index d00e46e9d5b5ecc49fd8b2c30086932393edcbb1..9f6f7a2d7feca7c431396dfe29730afaa24333a1 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ test_python_bindings:
 
 
 create_release:
+  image: registry.gitlab.com/gitlab-org/release-cli:latest
   stage: release
   rules:
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_TAG