diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 64b372da1c3f8fc7e9e12173dd274a3d421db08c..26eb3184cc04d65ec31e7a48ccff85cb9c0e9ad2 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ stages:          # List of stages for jobs, and their order of execution
   - test
   - deploy
 
-build-job:       # This job runs in the build stage, which runs first.
+build-job:
+       # This job runs in the build stage, which runs first.
+  run-on: ubuntu-latest
   stage: build
   script:
     - echo "Compiling the code..."