diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 1f2cf4a..12f62f5 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+default:
+  image: "archlinux:latest"
+
 stages:
   - lint
   - rootfs
@@ -14,7 +17,6 @@ lint:
 
 .rootfs:
   stage: rootfs
-  image: archlinux:latest
   before_script:
     - echo "BUILD_DATE=$(date +%Y%m%d).$CI_JOB_ID" > build.env
     - pacman -Syu --noconfirm make devtools fakechroot fakeroot
@@ -162,7 +164,6 @@ test:base-devel:
 
 release:
   stage: release
-  image: archlinux:latest
   tags:
     - secure
   only: