diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 1b6dc11ca..163a74138 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ variables:
   # CI runs, for example when adding new packages to FDO_DISTRIBUTION_PACKAGES.
   # The tag is an arbitrary string that identifies the exact container
   # contents.
-  FDO_DISTRIBUTION_TAG: '2021-03-01-02'
-  FDO_DISTRIBUTION_VERSION: '18.04'
+  FDO_DISTRIBUTION_TAG: '2021-11-03-00'
+  FDO_DISTRIBUTION_VERSION: '20.04'
   FDO_UPSTREAM_REPO: 'pulseaudio/pulseaudio'
   UBUNTU_IMAGE: "$CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE/ubuntu/$FDO_DISTRIBUTION_VERSION:$FDO_DISTRIBUTION_TAG"