diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 8e219d598..eaa9d3b25 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -78,12 +78,12 @@ build-1.13.4-otp-25:
   script:
   - mix compile --force
 
-build-1.16.3-otp-26:
+build-1.17.1-otp-26:
   extends:
   - .build_changes_policy
   - .using-ci-base
   stage: build
-  image: git.pleroma.social:5050/pleroma/pleroma/ci-base:elixir-1.16.3-otp-26
+  image: git.pleroma.social:5050/pleroma/pleroma/ci-base:elixir-1.17.1-otp-26
   script:
   - mix compile --force
 
@@ -141,12 +141,12 @@ unit-testing-1.13.4-otp-25:
         coverage_format: cobertura
         path: coverage.xml
 
-unit-testing-1.16.3-otp-26:
+unit-testing-1.17.1-otp-26:
   extends:
   - .build_changes_policy
   - .using-ci-base
   stage: test
-  image: git.pleroma.social:5050/pleroma/pleroma/ci-base:elixir-1.16.3-otp-26
+  image: git.pleroma.social:5050/pleroma/pleroma/ci-base:elixir-1.17.1-otp-26
   cache: *testing_cache_policy
   services: *testing_services
   script: *testing_script
diff --git a/changelog.d/ci-elixir-1.17.skip b/changelog.d/ci-elixir-1.17.skip
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/ci/elixir-1.17.1-otp-26/Dockerfile b/ci/elixir-1.17.1-otp-26/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c1ee2fb30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/elixir-1.17.1-otp-26/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+FROM elixir:1.17.1-otp-26
+
+# Single RUN statement, otherwise intermediate images are created
+# https://docs.docker.com/develop/develop-images/dockerfile_best-practices/#run
+RUN apt-get update &&\
+	apt-get install -y libmagic-dev cmake libimage-exiftool-perl ffmpeg &&\
+	mix local.hex --force &&\
+	mix local.rebar --force
diff --git a/ci/elixir-1.17.1-otp-26/build_and_push.sh b/ci/elixir-1.17.1-otp-26/build_and_push.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..2fbeaed6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/elixir-1.17.1-otp-26/build_and_push.sh
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+docker buildx build --platform linux/amd64,linux/arm64 -t git.pleroma.social:5050/pleroma/pleroma/ci-base:elixir-1.17.1-otp-26 --push .