diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index cf53a861daec9c16aedff0432a783b700ed3f96f..3e28a1685c64ba88020c82285948b5c495db2663 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ pages:
 
 # ============================== Staging section ============================= #
 .staging_template: &staging_definition
+   stage: staging
    image: docker:latest
    only:
      - master