diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 0c6631797..1e04dae76 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ variables: &global_variables
   DB_HOST: postgres
   DB_PORT: "5432"
   MIX_ENV: test
+  GIT_STRATEGY: fetch
 
 workflow:
   rules:
diff --git a/changelog.d/ci-git-fetch.skip b/changelog.d/ci-git-fetch.skip
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb