diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index b655115b078c916575490a3d9438ea6fc0602e53..d4fff5e34f5b1ad0037795a60bb227885d290dee 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ docs-registry:
 release-images:
   stage: release
   image: docker:24-dind
-  needs:
+  dependencies:
     - test-metadata-service
     - test-data-service
     - test-analyse-service