diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 6c086eb..d73cf00 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -8,10 +8,8 @@ stages:
 variables:
   PACKAGE_PATH: "build/build.tar.gz"
 
-prepare:
-  image: php:8.1
-  stage: prepare
-  script:
+.before_script_template: &before_script_definition
+  before_script:
     - apt update -yqq
     - apt install git libpq-dev libzip-dev zip make wget gnupg -yqq
     - wget -O phive.phar https://phar.io/releases/phive.phar
@@ -21,18 +19,27 @@ prepare:
     - chmod +x phive.phar
     - mv phive.phar /usr/local/bin/phive
     - phive install phpab --global --trust-gpg-keys 0x2A8299CE842DD38C
+
+prepare:
+  image: php:8.1
+  stage: prepare
+  <<: *before_script_definition
+  script:
+    - echo "Preparation completed"
   rules:
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH
 
 build:
-  extends: .prepare
+  image: php:8.1
   stage: build
+  <<: *before_script_definition
   script:
     - make tar
 
 package:
-  extends: .prepare
+  image: php:8.1
   stage: package
+  <<: *before_script_definition
   script:
     - make redist
     - mkdir -p package/$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME
@@ -44,8 +51,9 @@ package:
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_TAG
 
 release:
-  extends: .prepare
+  image: php:8.1
   stage: release
+  <<: *before_script_definition
   script:
     - make redist
     - mkdir ncc_$CI_COMMIT_TAG
@@ -84,4 +92,4 @@ ncc-docker-debian:
   rules:
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == 'master'
       exists:
-        - Dockerfile.debian
\ No newline at end of file
+        - Dockerfile.debian