diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index bf40f0b3fd897be9b716ed1ec32426565f8ee7cd..b2b35efdd3dc968f458589644c97c35e783d46a3 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ default:
 # Override unit test before script
 .run_unit_test_version_base:
   before_script:
+    - pip install cookiecutter
     - !reference [default, before_script]
     - python --version # For debugging
     - python -m pip install --upgrade pip