diff --git a/packaging-ci.yml b/packaging-ci.yml
index d0797393d4305443923eb99139d2419c6053266a..0168f5402c7192658a4f14491f0a3876321c75d6 100644
--- a/packaging-ci.yml
+++ b/packaging-ci.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+  stages:
+    - build
+    - update_package
+    - update_reverse_dependencies
+
 ##### definitions #####
   .build_package: &build_package
     script:
@@ -41,17 +46,24 @@
     - git branch -D update_rdepends || echo "Update_depends branch already deleted"
     - git push origin --delete update_rdepends || echo "Update_depends branch already deleted"
 
-  .build_package_tag: &build_package_tag
+###################
+      
+  build_package_tag:
+    stage: build
     rules:
       - if: $FROM_RDEPENDS_CI == "false" && $CI_COMMIT_TAG =~ /\d+\.[^a-zA-Z_\s]*\d+/ && $GITLAB_USER_NAME != "rdepends_token"
     <<: *build_package
 
-  .update_repo_tag: &update_repo_tag
+
+  update_repo_tag:
+    stage: update_package
     rules:
       - if: $FROM_RDEPENDS_CI == "false" && $CI_COMMIT_TAG =~ /\d+\.[^a-zA-Z_\s]*\d+/ && $GITLAB_USER_NAME != "rdepends_token"
     <<: *update_repo
 
-  .modify_rdepends_ci: &modify_rdepends_ci
+
+  modify_rdepends_ci:
+    stage: update_reverse_dependencies
     rules:
       - if: $FROM_RDEPENDS_CI == "false" && $CI_COMMIT_TAG =~ /\d+\.[^a-zA-Z_\s]*\d+/ && $GITLAB_USER_NAME != "rdepends_token"
     script:
@@ -88,37 +100,46 @@
       - git remote show origin
       - git push --set-upstream origin update_rdepends
 
-  .cleanup_branch_on_failure2: &cleanup_branch_on_failure2
+
+  cleanup_branch_on_failure2:
+    stage: update_reverse_dependencies
     rules:
       - if: $FROM_RDEPENDS_CI == "false" && $CI_COMMIT_TAG =~ /\d+\.[^a-zA-Z_\s]*\d+/ && $GITLAB_USER_NAME != "rdepends_token"
         when: on_failure
     script:
       - *cleanup
-    needs: [modify-rdepends-ci]
+    needs: [modify_rdepends_ci]
 
-  .trigger_rdepends_ci: &trigger_rdepends_ci
+
+  trigger_rdepends_ci:
+    stage: update_reverse_dependencies
     rules:
       - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "update_rdepends"
     trigger:
       include: .rdepends_ci/rdepends_ci.yml
       strategy: depend
 
-  .cleanup_branch: &cleanup_branch
+
+  cleanup_branch:
+    stage: update_reverse_dependencies
     rules:
       - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "update_rdepends"
     script:
       - *cleanup
-    needs: [trigger-rdepends-ci]
+    needs: [trigger_rdepends_ci]
 
-  .cleanup_branch_on_failure: &cleanup_branch_on_failure
+  cleanup_branch_on_failure:
+    stage: update_reverse_dependencies
     rules:
       - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "update_rdepends"
         when: on_failure
     script:
       - *cleanup
-    needs: [trigger-rdepends-ci]
+    needs: [trigger_rdepends_ci]
+
 
-  .generate_new_tag: &generate_new_tag
+  generate_new_tag:
+    stage: update_reverse_dependencies
     rules:
       - if: $FROM_RDEPENDS_CI == "true"
     script:
@@ -143,16 +164,17 @@
       - git remote show origin
       - git push origin $TAG_VERSION
 
-  .build_package_rdep: &build_package_rdep
+  build_package_rdep:
+    stage: update_reverse_dependencies
     rules:
       - if: $FROM_RDEPENDS_CI == "true"
-    needs: [generate-new-tag]
+    needs: [generate_new_tag]
     <<: *build_package
 
-  .update_repo_rdep: &update_repo_rdep
+
+  update_repo_rdep:
+    stage: update_reverse_dependencies
     rules:
       - if: $FROM_RDEPENDS_CI == "true"
-    needs: [build-package-rdep]
+    needs: [build_package_rdep]
     <<: *update_repo
-
-###################