diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index c85d009aab..4965febbbf 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
-image: mvdan/fdroid-ci:base-20160405
+image: mvdan/fdroid-ci:base-20160429
 
 before_script:
   - rm -rf fdroidserver
-  # TODO(mvdan): re-add --depth=1 once this is fixed:
-  # https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/support-forum/issues/652
-  - git clone https://gitlab.com/fdroid/fdroidserver.git
+  - git clone --depth=1 https://gitlab.com/fdroid/fdroidserver.git
   - export PATH="$PWD/fdroidserver:$PATH"
   - touch config.py