diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index ecae0f7..7ece238 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ tests:
     - export CACHE_PATH="/venvs/${CI_PROJECT_NAME}/$(date +week-%V-%Y)"
     - if [[ "$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH" == *"--no-cache"* ]] ; then export CACHE_PATH="/venvs/$CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA"; fi
     - echo "Creating virtual env..."
-    - if [ ! -d $CACHE_PATH/venv ] ; then virtualenv --python=python3.11 $CACHE_PATH/venv ; fi
+    - if [ ! -d $CACHE_PATH/venv ] ; then python3.11 -m venv $CACHE_PATH/venv ; fi
     - $CACHE_PATH/venv/bin/pip install --upgrade pip
     - echo "Virtual env created."
     - echo "Running tests..."