diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index b2c99e6338406b37eeabd0186da060edc4d9a928..1c165c62fc46ce9927afb5f06b8280753197b910 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ deploy:
   before_script:
     - echo ${SERVICE_ACCOUNT_PASSWORD} | base64 -d | kinit -A -f ${SERVICE_ACCOUNT_USERNAME}@CERN.CH
   script:
+    - dnf install -y rsync
     - >
       rsync -av --delete
       -e "ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o GSSAPIAuthentication=yes -o GSSAPITrustDNS=yes -o GSSAPIDelegateCredentials=yes"