diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index eb47e65060cc1b09ca646b9e200926eb98b6e4a2..3886ea99898e473a923d28e85cc364c441f230b9 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ deploy-to-production:
 
 update-nixpkgs:
   <<: *RUN_ON_SCHEDULE
+  stage: "build"
   script:
     - |
       ./ci-tools/with-ssh-agent \