diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index ffd287780afa6f344e81f48dc779bf3737194d49..46275a747acb600c6b39720a24b5e8dff99d42e7 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ variables:
     - ./bootstrap-conda.sh ${CONDA_FOLDER} ${PYTHON_VER} ${CONDA_PREFIX}
     - source ${CONDA_FOLDER}/bin/activate ${CONDA_PREFIX}
     - conda install --yes -c conda-forge -p ${CONDA_PREFIX} opencv==2.4.12
-    - pip install --use-wheel --pre dist/*.whl
+    - pip install --use-wheel --no-index --pre dist/*.whl
+    - pip install pillow<3
   script:
     - cd ${CONDA_PREFIX}    
     - export PYTHONPATH="../PythonFaceEvaluation/src:$PYTHONPATH"
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 6cb3a9efe8e36c60bc67165175f94d9cd1664336..15c1626459bad34b5a82d30b85dadaa2c0fe046f 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 setuptools
-pillow<3
 bob.extension
 bob.blitz
 bob.core