diff --git a/ci/repo-config/mesosci/slc8-gpu/o2-fullci.env b/ci/repo-config/mesosci/slc8-gpu/o2-fullci.env
index 7417efe5..2499ab0f 100644
--- a/ci/repo-config/mesosci/slc8-gpu/o2-fullci.env
+++ b/ci/repo-config/mesosci/slc8-gpu/o2-fullci.env
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ DEVEL_PKGS="$PR_REPO $PR_BRANCH $PR_REPO_CHECKOUT
 AliceO2Group/O2Physics master
 alisw/alidist master
 AliceO2Group/O2DPG master"
+INSTALL_ALIBUILD='alisw/alibuild@v1.17.0rc2#egg=alibuild'