diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 56963f3b861..d2bf4e52aad 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -242,6 +242,10 @@ save_versions:
     - when: manual
       allow_failure: true
   script:
+    - ls -la
+    - git clone https://github.com/DataDog/dd-trace-rb.git
+    - cd dd-trace-rb
+    - git fetch
     - echo 1_X_COMMIT_SHA=$(git rev-parse 1.x-stable) >> upstream.env
     - echo 2_X_COMMIT_SHA=$(git rev-parse master) >> upstream.env
   artifacts: