diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 8d0302690..c5cb2ae62 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -96,14 +96,14 @@ variables:
     - .skip-git-clone
   variables:
     FDO_DISTRIBUTION_VERSION: 40
-    BASE_TAG: '2024-08-22.0'
+    BASE_TAG: '2024-08-29.1'
     MUTTER_USER: 'meta-user'
     FDO_DISTRIBUTION_PACKAGES:
-      asciidoc
       clang
       gcovr
       gdm
       gnome-shell
+      python3-docutils
       sassc
       uncrustify
       xorg-x11-server-Xvfb