diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.gitlab-ci.yml b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.gitlab-ci.yml
index a08ac42cee44750882e09355b11c49321f1f5673..26a54cd06dd2c58e3cc26334d00fd55a4039152b 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -94,12 +94,17 @@ package_files:
   stage: package
   tags:
     - dind
+  variables:
+    DOCKER_TLS_CERTDIR: "/certs"
+    DOCKER_TLS_VERIFY: 1
   artifacts:
     expire_in: 1w
     paths:
       - dist/*
   script:
+    - env
     - source scripts/setup-docker-host.sh
+    - env
     - tox -e build-ci-linux
 
 package_docs: