diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 5b3b26a37192786df3e41825fffb654245009d6d..67b9b6085c1f83303b8145680e860590be810e91 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ stages:          # List of stages for jobs, and their order of execution
 ############ YAML ANCHORS ############
 .script_gcc5_template: &script_gcc5_definition
   - apt-get update
+  - apt-get install software-properties-common
   - add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-toolchain-r/test
   - apt-get update
   - apt-get install gcc-snapshot