diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index ae4cf02f9f733d8ef6b8a8ac39cc675ae119065e..47832dc8bb02096ecaec5a154452530ed8ecc608 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ manual build:
   artifacts:
     paths:
       - _out/images/*.sif
+    expire_in: 1 week
   cache:
     paths:
       - .venv