diff --git a/cumulus/.gitlab-ci.yml b/cumulus/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 875a3ca40a55e346cce766069c1c5f6623c36edd..3dc3be0d842c2c092ae3f9a87acad91614ad0954 100644
--- a/cumulus/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/cumulus/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ variables:
   ARCH: "x86_64"
   ZOMBIENET_IMAGE: "docker.io/paritytech/zombienet:v1.3.37"
 
+.common-before-script:
+  before_script:
+    - !reference [.job-switcher, before_script]
+    - !reference [.timestamp, before_script]
+
 .collect-artifacts:
   artifacts:
     name: "${CI_JOB_NAME}_${CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME}"
@@ -43,7 +48,6 @@ variables:
 # they will be used if the job fails
 .pipeline-stopper-vars:
   before_script:
-    - !reference [.job-switcher, before_script]
     - echo "FAILED_JOB_URL=${CI_JOB_URL}" > pipeline-stopper.env
     - echo "FAILED_JOB_NAME=${CI_JOB_NAME}" >> pipeline-stopper.env
     - echo "FAILED_JOB_NAME=${CI_JOB_NAME}" >> pipeline-stopper.env
@@ -102,7 +106,7 @@ variables:
 .docker-env:
   image: "${CI_IMAGE}"
   before_script:
-    - !reference [.job-switcher, before_script]
+    - !reference [.common-before-script, before_script]
     - rustup show
     - cargo --version
     - rustup +nightly show
@@ -114,7 +118,7 @@ variables:
 .kubernetes-env:
   image: "${CI_IMAGE}"
   before_script:
-    - !reference [.job-switcher, before_script]
+    - !reference [.common-before-script, before_script]
   tags:
     - kubernetes-parity-build
 
@@ -144,6 +148,10 @@ include:
   - scripts/ci/gitlab/pipeline/publish.yml
   # zombienet jobs
   - scripts/ci/gitlab/pipeline/zombienet.yml
+  # timestamp handler
+  - project: parity/infrastructure/ci_cd/shared
+    ref: v0.1
+    file: /common/timestamp.yml
 
 #### stage:                        .post