diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 0df1002..3b76032 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 black:
-  stage: linting
+  stage: .pre
   image: registry.gitlab.com/pipeline-components/black:latest
   script:
     - black --check --verbose -- .