diff --git a/.gitlab-ci-files/linux-desktop-ubuntu-2004.yml b/.gitlab-ci-files/linux-desktop-ubuntu-2004.yml
index a360bd9ad..6898d0440 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci-files/linux-desktop-ubuntu-2004.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci-files/linux-desktop-ubuntu-2004.yml
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ ubuntu2004-makefile-gcc-package:
   stage: package
   tags: [ "docker" ]
   image: gitlab.linphone.org:4567/bc/public/linphone-desktop/bc-dev-ubuntu-20-04-lts:$UBUNTU_2004_IMAGE_VERSION
-  dependencies: []
+  needs: []
   rules:
     - !reference [.rules-merge-request-manual, rules]
     - if: $NIGHTLY_MASTER
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci-files/linux-desktop-ubuntu-2204.yml b/.gitlab-ci-files/linux-desktop-ubuntu-2204.yml
index 51c955ebf..4afbc19ad 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci-files/linux-desktop-ubuntu-2204.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci-files/linux-desktop-ubuntu-2204.yml
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ ubuntu2204-makefile-gcc-package:
   stage: package
   tags: [ "docker" ]
   image: gitlab.linphone.org:4567/bc/public/linphone-desktop/bc-dev-ubuntu-22-04-lts:$UBUNTU_2204_IMAGE_VERSION
-  dependencies: []
+  needs: []
   rules:
     - !reference [.rules-merge-request-manual, rules]
     - if: $NIGHTLY_MASTER
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci-files/macosx-desktop.yml b/.gitlab-ci-files/macosx-desktop.yml
index 206faf15d..b2f5e8822 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci-files/macosx-desktop.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci-files/macosx-desktop.yml
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ macosx-ninja-novideo:
 macosx-ninja-package:
   stage: package
   tags: [ "macos-min-xcode12.2" ]
-  dependencies: []
+  needs: []
   rules:
     - !reference [.rules-merge-request-manual, rules]
     - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "schedule" && $DOCKER_UPDATE == null && $SKIP_MACOSX == null
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci-files/windows-desktop.yml b/.gitlab-ci-files/windows-desktop.yml
index d36886453..37a444201 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci-files/windows-desktop.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci-files/windows-desktop.yml
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ win64-ninja-vs2022-scheduled-windows:
 
 .vs-win64-package:
   stage: package
-  dependencies: []
+  needs: []
   rules:
     - !reference [.rules-merge-request-manual, rules]
     - if: $NIGHTLY_MASTER