diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 503c830260..e983636ecb 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 image: mvdan/fdroid-ci:latest
 
 before_script:
+  - apt-get update && apt-get install -y python3 python3-yaml
   - rm -rf fdroidserver
   - git clone https://gitlab.com/fdroid/fdroidserver.git --depth=1
   - export PATH="$PWD/fdroidserver:$PATH"