diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.d/edk2.yml b/.gitlab-ci.d/edk2.yml
index a9990b7147..e1e0452416 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.d/edk2.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.d/edk2.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 docker-edk2:
- stage: build
+ stage: containers
  rules: # Only run this job when the Dockerfile is modified
  - changes:
    - .gitlab-ci.d/edk2.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ docker-edk2:
  - docker push $IMAGE_TAG
 
 build-edk2:
+ stage: build
  rules: # Only run this job when ...
  - changes: # ... roms/edk2/ is modified (submodule updated)
    - roms/edk2/*
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.d/opensbi.yml b/.gitlab-ci.d/opensbi.yml
index 6a1750784a..62088ec5ec 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.d/opensbi.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.d/opensbi.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 docker-opensbi:
- stage: build
+ stage: containers
  rules: # Only run this job when the Dockerfile is modified
  - changes:
    - .gitlab-ci.d/opensbi.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ docker-opensbi:
  - docker push $IMAGE_TAG
 
 build-opensbi:
+ stage: build
  rules: # Only run this job when ...
  - changes: # ... roms/opensbi/ is modified (submodule updated)
    - roms/opensbi/*
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 349c77aa58..9fdc752ea6 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+stages:
+  - containers
+  - build
+
 include:
   - local: '/.gitlab-ci.d/edk2.yml'
   - local: '/.gitlab-ci.d/opensbi.yml'
@@ -17,6 +21,7 @@ include:
   - JOBS=$(expr $(nproc) + 1)
 
 build-system1:
+ stage: build
  image: ubuntu:19.10
  <<: *before_script_apt
  script:
@@ -31,6 +36,7 @@ build-system1:
  - make -j"$JOBS" check
 
 build-system2:
+ stage: build
  image: fedora:latest
  <<: *before_script_dnf
  script:
@@ -46,6 +52,7 @@ build-system2:
  - make -j"$JOBS" check
 
 build-disabled:
+ stage: build
  image: fedora:latest
  <<: *before_script_dnf
  script:
@@ -62,6 +69,7 @@ build-disabled:
  - make -j"$JOBS" check-qtest SPEED=slow
 
 build-tcg-disabled:
+ stage: build
  image: centos:8
  <<: *before_script_dnf
  script:
@@ -82,6 +90,7 @@ build-tcg-disabled:
             260 261 262 263 264 270 272 273 277 279
 
 build-user:
+ stage: build
  <<: *before_script_apt
  script:
  - mkdir build
@@ -92,6 +101,7 @@ build-user:
  - make run-tcg-tests-i386-linux-user run-tcg-tests-x86_64-linux-user
 
 build-clang:
+ stage: build
  image: fedora:latest
  <<: *before_script_dnf
  script:
@@ -106,6 +116,7 @@ build-clang:
  - make -j"$JOBS" check
 
 build-tci:
+ stage: build
  image: centos:8
  <<: *before_script_dnf
  script: