diff --git a/.renovaterc.json b/.renovaterc.json
index ea63c6cef..29fffb8f5 100644
--- a/.renovaterc.json
+++ b/.renovaterc.json
@@ -23,6 +23,17 @@
       "depNameTemplate": "gitlab/gitlab-ee",
       "datasourceTemplate": "docker",
       "versioningTemplate": "loose"
+    },
+    {
+      "fileMatch": [
+        "(^|/)tests\\/functional\\/fixtures\\/\\.env$"
+      ],
+      "matchStrings": [
+        "GITLAB_RUNNER_TAG=(?<currentValue>.*?)\n"
+      ],
+      "depNameTemplate": "gitlab/gitlab-runner",
+      "datasourceTemplate": "docker",
+      "versioningTemplate": "loose"
     }
   ],
   "packageRules": [
diff --git a/tests/functional/cli/test_cli_artifacts.py b/tests/functional/cli/test_cli_artifacts.py
index f0e6f213f..589486844 100644
--- a/tests/functional/cli/test_cli_artifacts.py
+++ b/tests/functional/cli/test_cli_artifacts.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import logging
 import subprocess
 import textwrap
 import time
@@ -24,12 +25,22 @@
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
 def job_with_artifacts(gitlab_runner, project):
+    start_time = time.time()
+
     project.files.create(data)
 
     jobs = None
     while not jobs:
         time.sleep(0.5)
         jobs = project.jobs.list(scope="success")
+        if time.time() - start_time < 60:
+            continue
+        logging.error("job never succeeded")
+        for job in project.jobs.list():
+            job = project.jobs.get(job.id)
+            logging.info(f"{job.status} job: {job.pformat()}")
+            logging.info(f"job log:\n{job.trace()}\n")
+        pytest.fail("Fixture 'job_with_artifact' failed")
 
     return project.jobs.get(jobs[0].id)
 
diff --git a/tests/functional/fixtures/.env b/tests/functional/fixtures/.env
index f333de1a1..b687e0add 100644
--- a/tests/functional/fixtures/.env
+++ b/tests/functional/fixtures/.env
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 GITLAB_IMAGE=gitlab/gitlab-ee
 GITLAB_TAG=17.7.1-ee.0
+GITLAB_RUNNER_IMAGE=gitlab/gitlab-runner
+GITLAB_RUNNER_TAG=v17.7.1
diff --git a/tests/functional/fixtures/docker-compose.yml b/tests/functional/fixtures/docker-compose.yml
index e79fdf06a..550ec156c 100644
--- a/tests/functional/fixtures/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/tests/functional/fixtures/docker-compose.yml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ services:
       - gitlab-network
 
   gitlab-runner:
-    image: gitlab/gitlab-runner:latest
+    image: '${GITLAB_RUNNER_IMAGE}:${GITLAB_RUNNER_TAG}'
     container_name: 'gitlab-runner-test'
     depends_on:
       - gitlab
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index dd691879f..c8b0f71ec 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ passenv =
   GITHUB_WORKSPACE
   GITLAB_IMAGE
   GITLAB_TAG
+  GITLAB_RUNNER_IMAGE
+  GITLAB_RUNNER_TAG
   NO_COLOR
   PWD
   PY_COLORS