diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 85e04b7..b9efa96 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ dco:
   image: $BASE_IMAGE_ID:$DISTRO-base
   before_script: []
   script:
+    - pip3 install -U dco-check
     - dco-check --verbose
 
 trigger_gen_docs: