diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 16b817963..1532c5f1e 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ variables:
 build:
     stage: build
     before_script:
-        - sudo update-alternatives --set php /usr/bin/php7.4
+        - export PATH="/usr/bin/php7.4:$PATH"
         - php -v
     script:
         - composer update --no-dev
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ build:
 .deploy: &deploy
     stage: deploy
     before_script:
-        - sudo update-alternatives --set php /usr/bin/php7.4
+        - export PATH="/usr/bin/php7.4:$PATH"
         - php -v
         - eval $(ssh-agent -s)
         - ssh-add <(echo $SSH_PRIVATE_KEY | base64 -d)