diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.manager.yml b/.gitlab-ci.manager.yml
index 08fc4b23d..2072f2439 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.manager.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.manager.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
-stages:
-  - check
-
-variables:
-  PYTHON_INTERPRETER: python3.12
-
-default:
+.poetry: &poetry
   image: $IMAGE_PREFIX/manager:$IMAGE_TAG
+  needs: []
+  except:
+    refs:
+      - master@knot/knot-resolver
+      - master@knot/security/knot-resolver
+      - tags
+    variables:
+      - $SKIP_CI == "1"
   before_script:
     - poetry --version
     - poetry env use $PYTHON_INTERPRETER
@@ -15,27 +17,32 @@ default:
     - linux
     - amd64
 
-examples:
-  stage: check
+poe:examples:
+  <<: *poetry
+  stage: sanity
   script:
     - poe examples
 
-check:
-  stage: check
+poe:check:
+  <<: *poetry
+  stage: sanity
   script:
     - poe check
 
-format:
-  stage: check
+poe:format:
+  <<: *poetry
+  stage: sanity
   script:
     - poe format
 
-lint:
-  stage: check
+poe:lint:
+  <<: *poetry
+  stage: sanity
   script:
     - poe lint
 
 .python_interpreters: &python_interpreters
+  <<: *poetry
   parallel:
     matrix:
       - PYTHON_INTERPRETER:
@@ -46,8 +53,8 @@ lint:
         - python3.12
         - python3.13
 
-test:
-  stage: check
+poe:pytest:
+  stage: test
   <<: *python_interpreters
   script:
     - poe test
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index a333abdcf..38b0e5faa 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ variables:
   MESON_TEST: meson test -C build_ci* -t 4 --print-errorlogs
   PREFIX: $CI_PROJECT_DIR/.local
   EMAIL: 'ci@nic'
+  PYTHON_INTERPRETER: python3.12
 
   # IMAGE_TAG is a Git branch/tag name from https://gitlab.nic.cz/knot/knot-resolver-ci
   # In general, keep it pointing to a tag - use a branch only for development.
@@ -471,19 +472,22 @@ test:valgrind:
         --wrap="valgrind --leak-check=full --trace-children=yes --quiet --suppressions=/lj.supp"
         --suite snowflake
 
-manager:
-  stage: test
-  needs: []
-  trigger:
-    include: .gitlab-ci.manager.yml
-    strategy: depend
-  except:
-    refs:
-      - master@knot/knot-resolver
-      - master@knot/security/knot-resolver
-      - tags
-    variables:
-      - $SKIP_CI == "1"
+
+include: .gitlab-ci.manager.yml
+
+# manager:
+#   stage: test
+#   needs: []
+#   trigger:
+#     include: .gitlab-ci.manager.yml
+#     strategy: depend
+#   except:
+#     refs:
+#       - master@knot/knot-resolver
+#       - master@knot/security/knot-resolver
+#       - tags
+#     variables:
+#       - $SKIP_CI == "1"
 
 pytests:
   <<: *test_flaky
@@ -811,8 +815,7 @@ pkg:arch:
 # docs: {{{
 
 docs:build:
-  stage: deploy
-  needs: []
+  stage: build
   script:
     - git submodule update --init --recursive
     - pip3 install -U -r doc/requirements.txt
@@ -866,7 +869,7 @@ docs:release:
     url: https://www.knot-resolver.cz/documentation/artifacts/$CI_JOB_ID/index.html
 
 # This job deploys the current docs as <https://knot.pages.nic.cz/knot-resolver>
-pages:
+docs:pages:
   stage: deploy
   needs:
     - docs:build