diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index d855812c0b..2af58bb98f 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ variables:
   GIT_STRATEGY: fetch
   GIT_DEPTH: 100
   CARGO_INCREMENTAL: 0
-  CI_IMAGE: "paritytech/ci-linux:production"
+  CI_IMAGE: "paritytech/ci-linux@sha256:7c76c3f9639f919447abbf9db535588178fde4df583d6926444d44cc20c094e6" # staging 2023-03-20
   DOCKER_OS: "debian:stretch"
   ARCH: "x86_64"
   ZOMBIENET_IMAGE: "docker.io/paritytech/zombienet:v1.3.40"