diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 42dc6a196b36c6e622cfd817b41c05c3d46fea5b..5ea35fc4d915543faad3afc4e67b5287f41e7768 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ latest_image:
 docs:
   interruptible: true
   image: $CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE/conda:$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME
-  stage: sphinx-docs
+  stage: docs
   before_script: [ ]
   script:
     # install tex dependencies