diff --git a/gitlab-ci-mkp.yml b/gitlab-ci-mkp.yml
index b0d7919e9ca4b124255685beb805fa9bdab2e6b9..01d7fe2d80d2c5370790fdc36b629d4048542668 100644
--- a/gitlab-ci-mkp.yml
+++ b/gitlab-ci-mkp.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ build:
 
 upload:
   stage: upload
-  image: curlimages/curl:latest
+  image:
+    name: curlimages/curl:latest
+    pull_policy: if-not-present # available: always, if-not-present, never
   tags:
     - global-runner
   rules:
@@ -38,7 +40,9 @@ upload:
 
 release:
   stage: release
-  image: registry.gitlab.com/gitlab-org/release-cli:latest
+  image:
+    name: registry.gitlab.com/gitlab-org/release-cli:latest
+    pull_policy: if-not-present # available: always, if-not-present, never
   tags:
     - global-runner
   rules: