diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 408efe35a..bdc704137 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ release:container:
     # - skopeo --insecure-policy copy --src-creds "${CI_REGISTRY_USER}:${CI_JOB_TOKEN}" --dest-creds "${CI_REGISTRY_USER}:${CI_JOB_TOKEN}" docker://${CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE}:${VERSION} docker://${CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE}:latest
   needs:
     - frontend # sanity
-    - backend # sanity
+    - backend:prod # sanity
     - release:changelog
   rules: *release-rules
 
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ release:release:
     description: .current-changelog.md
   needs:
     - frontend # sanity
-    - backend # sanity
+    - backend:prod # sanity
     - release:container
     - release:changelog
   retry: 0