diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index ee7b963c822e3ad1588a14289335cede17df66a4..04d22edb14ab0a54eef5a24dfcf5a2012e4863e9 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+variables:
+  CONTAINER_NAME: clmctest-$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME.tar.gz
+  
 stages:  
   - build
   - test
@@ -6,7 +9,7 @@ build:tests:
   stage: build
   script:
     - python setup.py sdist --dist-dir=build
-    - echo $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME
+    - echo $CONTAINER_NAME
 
 test:
   stage: test