diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index f2b72aa..9924b43 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ stages:          # List of stages for jobs, and their order of execution
 
 
 pre-job:
-  state: .pre
+  stage: .pre
   script:
     sudo apt install python3 -y