diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index ae6d934..3203f64 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@ cache:
 before_script:
   - python -V  # Print out python version for debugging
   - cp acronomy/secrets.test.py acronomy/secrets.py
-  - pip install setuptools
-  - pip install poetry
+  - pip install poetry==1.2.0b2 # required for now
   - poetry install