diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index bfd8eb2df7316182365336a81e5861d8999b528b..f56da52da1d167f11eaca801c2bf0cd6fe5ad642 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ unittest_py3.13:
   tags: [ docker ]
   stage: test
   needs: [ ]
-  image: python:3.13
+  image: python:3.13-rc
   script: *python_test_script