diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index c27ae0a8..b118b44c 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ stages:
 variables:
   RUBY_VERSION: "2.7"
   RUBY_IMAGE: "ruby:${RUBY_VERSION}"
+  PUPPET_VERSION: "7.0"
 
 .common:
   image: ${RUBY_IMAGE}