diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index b30748313302cb6b92c4f0c92f5fe2cf694a7f2b..34a3447a124d5d2bf3fed8a489c4a2746f6aec8e 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@ base-buster:
   variables:
     IMAGE_NAME: fsmpi-base
 
+base-bullseye:
+  extends: .build-bullseye
+  stage: base
+  variables:
+    IMAGE_NAME: fsmpi-base
+
 latex-buster:
   extends: .build-buster
   stage: first