diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 48b9bc04d3696b0babc56898be0aee3063892ff8..56a99429020e4b6411ae5cc297142823fa8f3f32 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ stages:
   - deploy
 
 test:
-  image: docker:latest
+  image: python:3.13-slim
   stage: test
   variables:
     DOCKER_HOST: tcp://docker:2375