diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 4102eac64824b43671d0078eb40c58a709eea61f..a8c4b98fb25d782c6a5291b30cb9f2469f43f56f 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ cta_srpm:
   retry: 1
   image: gitlab-registry.cern.ch/linuxsupport/cc7-base
   script:
-    - yum install -y devtoolset-8 cmake cmake3 make rpm-build
+    - yum install -y devtoolset-8 cmake3 make rpm-build
     - source /opt/rh/devtoolset-8/enable
     - mkdir build_srpm
     - cd build_srpm
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ cta_rpm:
   image: gitlab-registry.cern.ch/linuxsupport/cc7-base
   script:
     - cp -f continuousintegration/docker/ctafrontend/cc7/etc/yum.repos.d/*.repo /etc/yum.repos.d/
-    - yum install -y devtoolset-8 cmake cmake3 make rpm-build
+    - yum install -y devtoolset-8 cmake3 make rpm-build
     - yum -y install yum-plugin-priorities yum-plugin-versionlock
     - yum install -y git
     - source /opt/rh/devtoolset-8/enable
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ cta_tagged_rpm:
     - if [ -z "${CI_COMMIT_TAG}" ]; then echo "This is not a tagged commit, exiting"; exit 0; fi
     - echo "Building package for tag ${CI_COMMIT_TAG}. CTA_VERSION=${TAG_VERSION} - CTA_RELEASE=${TAG_RELEASE}"
     - cp -f continuousintegration/docker/ctafrontend/cc7/etc/yum.repos.d/*.repo /etc/yum.repos.d/
-    - yum install -y devtoolset-8 cmake cmake3 make rpm-build
+    - yum install -y devtoolset-8 cmake3 make rpm-build
     - yum -y install yum-plugin-priorities yum-plugin-versionlock
     - yum install -y git
     - source /opt/rh/devtoolset-8/enable
diff --git a/cmake/UseRPMTools.cmake b/cmake/UseRPMTools.cmake
index 2ab6553d4fe00a0df75052d1f4bf826b6a26007b..ed14b77e318e6870a34811e87c1d17580479348b 100644
--- a/cmake/UseRPMTools.cmake
+++ b/cmake/UseRPMTools.cmake
@@ -159,13 +159,13 @@ rm -rf build_tree
       ENDIF("${ARGV1}" STREQUAL "")
             
       ADD_CUSTOM_TARGET(${RPMNAME}_srpm
-	COMMAND cpack -G TGZ --config CPackSourceConfig.cmake
+	COMMAND cpack3 -G TGZ --config CPackSourceConfig.cmake
 	COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy ${CPACK_SOURCE_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME}.tar.gz ${RPM_ROOTDIR}/SOURCES
 	COMMAND ${RPMTools_RPMBUILD_EXECUTABLE} -bs --define=\"_topdir ${RPM_ROOTDIR}\"  --define '_source_filedigest_algorithm md5' --define '_binary_filedigest_algorithm md5' --define 'neutralpackage 1' --nodeps --buildroot=${RPM_ROOTDIR}/tmp ${RPM_ROOTDIR}/SPECS/${SPECFILE_NAME} 
 	)
       
       ADD_CUSTOM_TARGET(${RPMNAME}_rpm
-	COMMAND cpack -G TGZ --config CPackSourceConfig.cmake
+	COMMAND cpack3 -G TGZ --config CPackSourceConfig.cmake
 	COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy ${CPACK_SOURCE_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME}.tar.gz ${RPM_ROOTDIR}/SOURCES    
 	COMMAND ${RPMTools_RPMBUILD_EXECUTABLE} -bb --define=\"_topdir ${RPM_ROOTDIR}\" $ENV{RPMDEFS} --buildroot=${RPM_ROOTDIR}/tmp ${RPM_ROOTDIR}/SPECS/${SPECFILE_NAME} 
 	)