diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 0e85c49d06e331182c22ea2144d86d1175a09a77..da4ca559ba54fcf96a9650b3cbd7c5609e848397 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ default:
       - .gradle/wrapper
   before_script:
     - apt-get update
-    - apt-get install --assume-yes jupyter-client jupyter-console
+    - apt-get install --assume-yes git jupyter-client jupyter-console
     - export GRADLE_USER_HOME="${PWD}/.gradle"
 
 test: