diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 3460ad451b75fc3827bd8028dbdb4f58f4072c7e..f941a842e2f23d7b78c5c98a7df4b004b73dcfdb 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -30,4 +30,10 @@
         state: present
         update_cache: yes
 
+    - name: Add gitlab-runner to group docker
+      user:
+        name: gitlab-runner
+        groups: docker
+        append: yes
+
   when: not excluded_roles or "gitlab-runner" not in excluded_roles