diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 430cec6589c099ce04986ab90c0e80a268054b53..3876350c19bdaadb50a554973053d816ff61e2ad 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ before_script:
   -   git clone https://github.com/gabime/spdlog.git
   -   cd spdlog
   - fi
+  - git fetch
+  - git checkout v0.17.0
   - mkdir -pv build
   - cd build
   - ls