diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index cc3052b1d3ee6856604f1d7c529fbf399b868667..7f6e287748f818788d8285bdf8b1871b88c0157b 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ image: registry.git.cccv.de/infra/static-pages/docker-images/bullseye-mkdocs
 
 variables:
   GIT_SUBMODULE_STRATEGY: recursive
+  GIT_DEPTH: 1000
 
 before_script:
   - DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt -y install git