diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 3a7f285cfca10fae30fa63f793d1523f3c77cf21..ee342381c5bf2c97c2e2b1f7a124b22320e4f88c 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ stages:
 variables:
   GITLAB_CI_FILES: "templates/gitlab-ci-semrel.yml"
   BASH_SHELLCHECK_FILES: "*.sh"
+  GIT_STRATEGY: clone
 
 semantic-release:
   rules: