diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 29f1449af7..87e9a2d46b 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -93,9 +93,9 @@ fedora amd64 build docker:
 
 include: "gitlab/ci_template.yml"
 
-# Overwrite the job with the same name that comes from the include template,
-# in order to use the `:latest` tag of the image built
-build fedora x86_64:
-  # This comes from the `include:` above
-  extends: .build
-  image: "${CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE}/amd64/fedora-build:latest"
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+# Test the build job against the latest build image tag and the local manifest
+build fedora x86_64 local:
+  extends: '.build'
+  image: "${CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE}/amd64/fedora-build:latest"
+  dependencies:
+    - 'manifest'
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diff --git a/gitlab/ci_template.yml b/gitlab/ci_template.yml
index 1bfe6ba263..91205a5f2e 100644
--- a/gitlab/ci_template.yml
+++ b/gitlab/ci_template.yml
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ manifest:
 
 .build:
   stage: "build"
-  dependencies:
-    - "manifest"
   variables:
     CC: "ccache gcc"
     CXX: "ccache g++"
@@ -64,6 +62,8 @@ manifest:
       # - "gst-build/"
 
 build fedora x86_64:
-  extends: .build
+  extends: '.build'
   image: 'registry.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gst-ci/amd64/fedora-build:2414895a53408ed8a0410a52560f8090b3f74696'
+  dependencies:
+    - "manifest"