diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 3552395c22f9e2d160e915f16243a5456a3da8d3..3c8636d746428e7b0fb962a85fa602673a0d2e89 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ stages:
 variables:
   GITLAB_CI_FILES: "templates/gitlab-ci-k8s.yml"
   BASH_SHELLCHECK_FILES: "*.sh"
+  GIT_STRATEGY: clone
 
 semantic-release:
   rules: