diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index d6ed1d45d0977c0003620a7888ab574e66f04015..5b1776f3506818487540bab3a5b05420c49968fa 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ prep-deploy:
     name: $TARGET_ENV
   script:
     - export BUILD_DATE=$(TZ=America/Chicago date +%Y-%m-%dT%H%M%S)
+         # Clone CRI_XCBC repository
+    - git clone https://github.com/jprorama/CRI_XCBC.git /path/to/destination/CRI_XCBC
+      # Clone CRI_Cluster_Monitor repository
+    - git clone https://github.com/eesaanatluri/CRI_Cluster_Monitor.git /path/to/destination/CRI_Cluster_Monitor
     - |
       if [ "$TARGET_ENV" = "dev" ]; then
            TF_VAR_data_volume="xdmod-dev-volume-$BUILD_DATE"