diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 6f17f9fc73579efc754f06b7c60d164292a0efaf..9041c4c64e1a21b242f0e2b37ba497d273399da4 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ deploy:
   tags:
     - nixos-gen3
   script:
+    - nix flake update
     - nix develop .#gitlab --command build-and-publish
   when: on_success