diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index ca7903772d89a9f104b9ada6680907770aef95ea..44ba6c36b9cad3e44ea5cc8ac7f51027a77234eb 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ stages:
 
 env:ubuntu_zesty:
   image: keckj/hysop:ubuntu_zesty
-  script: "sh ci/scripts/version.sh > /tmp/ubuntu_zesty_env"
+  stage: env
+  script: "sh ci/scripts/version.sh 2>&1 | tee /tmp/ubuntu_zesty_env"
   artifacts:
     paths:
         - /tmp/ubuntu_zesty_env
@@ -19,6 +20,8 @@ config:ubuntu_zesty:
   artifacts:
     paths:
     - build/
+  dependencies:
+    - env:ubuntu_zesty
 
 build:ubuntu_zesty:
   image: keckj/hysop:ubuntu_zesty