diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 11834ac08cb4b6b1b5b4cc008ac4518598a31e25..e8bf2a74ef16f22071a2a157e2615c7d666d222d 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ package-battlearena:
   image: maven:3.9.4-eclipse-temurin-20
   script:
     - "echo 'Starting Package Stage'"
-    - "mvn package"
+    - "mvn package -DSkipTests"
   only:
     refs:
       - main