diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 9053e39eb59bf..75a1d54776eb6 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ variables:
   DOCKER_OS:                       "debian:stretch"
   ARCH:                            "x86_64"
   CI_IMAGE:                        "paritytech/ci-linux:production"
+  BUILDAH_IMAGE:                   "quay.io/buildah/stable:v1.27"
   RUSTY_CACHIER_SINGLE_BRANCH:     master
   RUSTY_CACHIER_DONT_OPERATE_ON_MAIN_BRANCH: "true"
 
diff --git a/scripts/ci/gitlab/pipeline/publish.yml b/scripts/ci/gitlab/pipeline/publish.yml
index 8f7a619f8b196..9d242d8fb5759 100644
--- a/scripts/ci/gitlab/pipeline/publish.yml
+++ b/scripts/ci/gitlab/pipeline/publish.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     - .build-refs
     - .kubernetes-env
   variables:
-    CI_IMAGE:                      quay.io/buildah/stable
+    CI_IMAGE:                      $BUILDAH_IMAGE
     GIT_STRATEGY:                  none
     DOCKERFILE:                    $PRODUCT.Dockerfile
     IMAGE_NAME:                    docker.io/parity/$PRODUCT