diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index be41919c9..9b9150f5c 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ variables:
     - .skip-git-clone
   variables:
     FDO_DISTRIBUTION_VERSION: 40
-    BASE_TAG: '2024-05-02.0'
+    BASE_TAG: '2024-05-16.0'
     MUTTER_USER: 'meta-user'
     FDO_DISTRIBUTION_PACKAGES:
       asciidoc
@@ -129,6 +129,10 @@ variables:
         https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gi-docgen.git \
         main
 
+      ./.gitlab-ci/install-meson-project.sh \
+        https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wayland/wayland-protocols.git \
+        1.36
+
       rpm -e --nodeps gnome-bluetooth-libs-devel \
                       mutter mutter-devel \
                       gnome-shell \