diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 1ca122fe054cc9f8b307a6e658b5d12085786787..c4272ffeb8d4444f1be74a04d44fa1ef52b5c7c3 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -268,7 +268,8 @@ store-version:
 trigger_advanced_user_tools:
   stage: deploy
   allow_failure: true
-  dependencies: [test]
+  needs:
+    - job: test
   trigger:
     project: caosdb/src/caosdb-advanced-user-tools
     strategy: depend