diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index de2eb047..e40975b0 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ build_meson:
   artifacts:
     paths:
       - _build
+    expire_in: 3h
   script:
     - meson . _build/ -Ddepdatadir=/usr/share
     - ninja -C _build install
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ test_lintian:
 test:
   <<: *tags
   stage: test
-  dependencies:
+  needs:
     - build_meson
   script:
     - ninja -C _build test