diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 908aef32d69c4067e3ed9cc0e80bf66f093e8cdf..7f911d71d0c935461d7d7d1f19312de1dfc2d5e2 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ variables:
   IS_PR_BUILD: "False"
   GIT_BRANCH: "${CI_COMMIT_BRANCH}"
   UPLOAD_ON_BRANCH: "conda-forge-tensorflow-feedstock"
+  FEEDSTOCK_ROOT: "${CI_PROJECT_DIR}"
 
 
 stages: