diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 302f39c4e81e9597efdf6ef88404594e046b8173..f97905e730cb7eeb1499c7768fad5c655a0408bd 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ test_python_bindings:
 
 
 create_release:
+  image: registry.gitlab.com/gitlab-org/release-cli:latest
   stage: release
   rules:
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_TAG