diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 25a0aa7733c6e5d2d329cd97446af6e41f4e3d60..c60a9bfe6047016ef5a97c1205b1ef898bcf3e07 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 image: "ubuntu:22.04"
 
 variables:
+  GIT_STRATEGY: "clone"
   GIT_SUBMODULE_STRATEGY: "recursive"
 
 img: