diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 69807abee7d99cddfd8257ca3429cd98f2d71fea..ca557d6af7289551db3856960707d1deb28185c7 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 image: golang:alpine
 
+variables:
+  GOPATH: /cache/go
+  GOCACHE: /cache/gocache
+  FF_USE_FASTZIP: "true"
+  ARTIFACT_COMPRESSION_LEVEL: fastest
+  CACHE_COMPRESSION_LEVEL: fastest
+  TRANSFER_METER_FREQUENCY: 5s
+
 stages:
   - test
   - build