diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 82e7776c377aace06274f24c95384e540fb433a0..697286dfdad90fa67b3baaed4207f3091fdc5fbd 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ validate-release:
     - if: $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME == $RELEASE_BRANCH
   image: ${IMAGE}
   script:
+    - apk add git
     - git tag --points-at HEAD | grep -q v