diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 4decb62f7c8abe30b802b36e6d96ab408ee12ce2..f47026fdef1c4113f2d5a0afb5e24096e4d2691f 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-vars:
+variables:
   GIT_SUBMODULE_STRATEGY: recursive
 
 deploy:
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ deploy:
       changes:
       - values.yaml
       - .gitmodules
+      - .gitlab-ci.yml
   environment:
     name: production/edugit
   script: