diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 732471e9ccdcc74d67150927a28a0c4d1dd3fe12..bd1f7f572d1c035f0be7f1c612ed88f3b4d4f4f0 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ variables:
   before_script:
     - ./bootstrap-conda.sh ${CONDA_FOLDER} ${PYTHON_VER} ${CONDA_PREFIX}
     - source ${CONDA_FOLDER}/bin/activate ${CONDA_PREFIX}
-    - pip install --use-wheel --upgrade --force-reinstall --no-index --pre dist/*.whl
+    - pip install --use-wheel --upgrade --no-index --pre dist/*.whl
   script:
     - cd ${CONDA_PREFIX}
     - python -c "from ${CI_PROJECT_NAME} import get_config; print(get_config())"