diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 14d8e4b46fc8339263d4f0111cdbf5df42749a02..5162b48279b24ef03741764cf43de811b82e879f 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -18,12 +18,17 @@
 
     - when: "never"
 
+stages:
+  - "build"
+  - "deploy"
+
 default:
   # Guide the choice of an appropriate runner for all these jobs.
   # https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci/runners/#runner-runs-only-tagged-jobs
   tags:
     - "nixos"
     - "shell"
+  stage: "build"
 
 variables:
   # https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci/runners/configure_runners.html#job-stages-attempts