diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 4e52a3f52de76a9bfae135e54acc533ed1ce7dd2..d9a74e0d64d11c32260416117bc0f8bf7067da38 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ variables:
 stages:
   - build
   - test_and_qa
+  - prepare_config
 
 
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