diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 9cb2fc7..8a994b0 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,12 @@ before_script:
   - echo "$SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS" >> $HOME/.ssh/known_hosts
   - chmod 644 $HOME/.ssh/known_hosts
 
+stages:
+- build
+- deploy
+
 build:
+  stage: build
   script:
   - |
     for zonefile in zones/*; do
@@ -22,6 +27,7 @@ build:
     done
 
 deploy:
+  stage: deploy
   script:
   - scp -r zones catalog-zones ${SSH_PRIMARY_NS}:/var/lib/knot/
   - ssh ${SSH_PRIMARY_NS} 'chown -R knot:knot /var/lib/knot/{zones,catalog-zones} && knotc reload'