diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index c5bbb16f419a20273cfc5fac92f6c7f0a378c068..88861815f7ad3a082aac2af94fea2c05d4e53b4a 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -11,17 +11,12 @@ variables:
   GIT_SUBMODULE_STRATEGY: none
   GIT_SUBMODULE_OPTS: "--remote --recursive --init --recommend-shallow"
   MAVEN_CLI_OPTS: "--batch-mode"
-  MAVEN_OPTS: "-Dmaven.repo.local=.m2/repository"
+  MAVEN_OPTS: "-Dmaven.repo.local=/cache/maven.repository"
   MAVEN_BUILD_OPTS: "-Dbuild.tooling=true -Dbuild.af3=true -Dbuild.emf=true"
   MAVEN_TEST_OPTS: "-Dbuild.tests=true"
   MAVEN_BUILD_DIR: "-Duser.dir=/builds/$CI_PROJECT_PATH"
 
 
-cache:
-  key: Default
-  paths:
-    - .m2/repository/
-
 build:
   stage: build
   cache: