diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index e26a755..4f82258 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ stages:
 
 build arm64 aar:
   stage: build
-  image: lbry/android-base:latest
+  image: lbry/android-base:python39
   before_script:
     - export BUILD_VERSION=$(cat $CI_PROJECT_DIR/src/main/python/main.py | grep --color=never -oP '([0-9]+\.?)+')
   artifacts:
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ build arm64 aar:
 
 build arm aar:
   stage: build2
-  image: lbry/android-base:latest
+  image: lbry/android-base:python39
   before_script:
     - export BUILD_VERSION=$(cat $CI_PROJECT_DIR/src/main/python/main.py | grep --color=never -oP '([0-9]+\.?)+')
   artifacts: