diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 2019df7b0436fedf7fc50367d6781355cd7d0109..46a836bd6543f2319a379834b32d595d25f813b8 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ unittest_py3.13:
   allow_failure: true
   tags: [cached-dind]
   stage: test
-  image: python:3.13
+  image: python:3.13-rc
   script: *python_test_script
   
 inttest: