diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 224d407cb..58518fb2c 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ stages:
 .mutter.fedora:33@common:
   variables:
     FDO_DISTRIBUTION_VERSION: 33
-    BASE_TAG: '2020-11-23.0'
+    BASE_TAG: '2021-01-14.0'
     FDO_UPSTREAM_REPO: GNOME/mutter
     FDO_DISTRIBUTION_EXEC: |
       dnf install -y 'dnf-command(builddep)' &&
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ stages:
           https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gdm.git \
           3.38.0 . &&
 
+      ./.gitlab-ci/install-meson-project.sh \
+          https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gsettings-desktop-schemas.git \
+          40.alpha . &&
+
       dnf clean all
 
 default:
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index c9d50514e..5b4be8081 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ uprof_req = '>= 0.3'
 pango_req = '>= 1.46.0'
 cairo_req = '>= 1.10.0'
 pangocairo_req = '>= 1.20'
-gsettings_desktop_schemas_req = '>= 3.37.2'
+gsettings_desktop_schemas_req = '>= 40.alpha'
 json_glib_req = '>= 0.12.0'
 upower_glib_req = '>= 0.99.0'
 xcomposite_req = '>= 0.4'