diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index a6ce05b17ca9a4d0924bd3ef949c10069b1aeb61..18b2c7ffdac40d934f64e0bb094e5df4762c6d31 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ jug_dev:
   script:
     - if [ "${BUILD_TYPE}" == "nightly" ] ; then IF_BUILD_NIGHTLY=1 ; fi
     - if [ "${BUILD_TYPE}" == "default" ] ; then IF_BUILD_DEFAULT=1 ; fi
-    - apk add envsubst
+    - apk add envsubst git
     - source spack.sh ; 
       source eic-spack.sh ;
       export SPACK_VERSION ;
@@ -327,6 +327,7 @@ jug_xl:default:
     - version
     - jug_dev
   script:
+    - apk add git
     - docker buildx build --push ${BUILD_OPTIONS}
                    --tag ${CI_REGISTRY}/${CI_PROJECT_PATH}/${BUILD_IMAGE}:${INTERNAL_TAG}-default
                    ${EXPORT_TAG:+
@@ -370,6 +371,7 @@ jug_xl:nightly:
       if [ "$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH" == "master" ]; then
         PUSH_NIGHTLY_WITH_DATE="1"
       fi
+    - apk add git
     - docker buildx build --push ${BUILD_OPTIONS}
                    --tag ${CI_REGISTRY}/${CI_PROJECT_PATH}/${BUILD_IMAGE}:${INTERNAL_TAG}-nightly
                    ${EXPORT_TAG:+