diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 4978da9041cc80ea1603ab3e7f8a942b69dc6c5b..a5abee8b9a92b3731499daee1fa51a54219bb1ac 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ image: alpine
 
 variables:
   ## External images
-  DOCKER_IMAGE: docker.io/docker:24.0.7
+  DOCKER_IMAGE: docker.io/docker:25.0.3
   SINGULARITY_IMAGE: quay.io/singularity/singularity:v3.11.5
 
   ## Default versions are specified in packages.yaml but can be overridden