diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index d0659c34acd826dc173cb96a3e8c344bfc32f7ec..37b740316618de8754ed4bbba0eddee51da1d92f 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,3 @@
-before_script:
-  - git config --global url.https://.insteadOf git://
-  - mkdir -p ~/.hex ~/.config/rebar3
-  - printf "{key,<<\"$HEX_KEY\">>}.\n{username,<<\"$HEX_USERNAME\">>}.\n" > ~/.hex/hex.config
-  - printf "{plugins, [rebar3_hex]}.\n" > ~/.config/rebar3/rebar.config
-  - if [ "$HTTP_PROXY" != "" ]; then printf "{http_proxy,\"$HTTP_PROXY\"}.\n" >> ~/.config/rebar3/rebar.config; fi
-  - if [ "$HTTPS_PROXY" != "" ]; then printf "{https_proxy,\"$HTTPS_PROXY\"}.\n" >> ~/.config/rebar3/rebar.config; fi
-  - rebar3 update
-
 stages:
   - compile
   - test
@@ -28,7 +19,8 @@ hex_publish:
   only:
     - /^\d+[.]\d+[.]\d+$/ # Only publish HEAD tagged with semantic version
   script:
-    - rebar3 update
+    - mkdir -p ~/.hex && printf "{key,<<\"$HEX_KEY\">>}.\n{username,<<\"$HEX_USERNAME\">>}.\n" > ~/.hex/hex.config
+    - mkdir -p ~/.config/rebar3 && printf "{plugins, [rebar3_hex]}.\n" > ~/.config/rebar3/rebar.config
     - echo "Y" | rebar3 hex publish
 
 aws_publish: