diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 7e8d445dca..ee703ba4c1 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -11,10 +11,8 @@ stages:
 test manifest:
   variables:
     GIT_STRATEGY: fetch
-  image: "fedora"
+  image: "registry.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gst-ci/amd64/test-manifest:6f7e01e1e30a73efa880acdc8e911f1f20c58dbb"
   stage: "preparation"
-  before_script:
-    - dnf install -y python3-pytest python3-pytest-cov python3-requests
   script:
     - pytest-3 --junitxml=junit.xml --cov=build_manifest gitlab/build_manifest.py
   coverage: '/TOTAL.*\s+(\d+%)$/'
diff --git a/gitlab/ci_template.yml b/gitlab/ci_template.yml
index 9f9ed5d497..b62f79ca1c 100644
--- a/gitlab/ci_template.yml
+++ b/gitlab/ci_template.yml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ manifest:
 build fedora x86_64:
   extends: '.build'
   stage: 'build'
-  image: 'registry.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gst-ci/amd64/fedora:f085d34a32cb8cac95cbd420344efeaa647d08d5'
+  image: 'registry.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gst-ci/amd64/fedora:6f7e01e1e30a73efa880acdc8e911f1f20c58dbb'
 
 build android arm64 api28:
   extends: '.build'