diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 9e6618532a..1b046bd320 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -508,3 +508,5 @@ check-dco:
   except:
     variables:
       - $CI_PROJECT_NAMESPACE == 'libvirt'
+  variables:
+    GIT_DEPTH: 1000