diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index cb7aeb3f65d5f9552e3ffa86b187109a78672ae4..f6b94f43272ee4669067b5a6c8abb2a2177139fd 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -2,3 +2,7 @@ include:
   - project: pole-is/tools/ci-config
     ref: "1.4.0"
     file: /php-package-ci.yml
+
+variables:
+  PHP_VERSION: "7.3"
+