diff --git a/.woodpecker/unit-testing-elixir-1.15.yaml b/.woodpecker/unit-testing-elixir-1.15.yaml
index a5bcc0ef3..0f8eac566 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/unit-testing-elixir-1.15.yaml
+++ b/.woodpecker/unit-testing-elixir-1.15.yaml
@@ -24,10 +24,11 @@ steps:
     entrypoint: *script_file_entrypoint
     environment:
       MIX_ENV: test
+      VIX_COMPILATION_MODE: PLATFORM_PROVIDED_LIBVIPS
       DB_HOST: postgres
       DB_PORT: 5432
     commands:
-      - apk add --no-cache build-base cmake exiftool ffmpeg file-dev git openssl
+      - apk add --no-cache build-base cmake exiftool ffmpeg vips-dev file-dev git openssl
       - adduser -D -h /home/testuser testuser
       - mkdir -p /home/testuser/.mix /home/testuser/.hex
       - chown -R testuser:testuser . /home/testuser
diff --git a/.woodpecker/unit-testing-elixir-1.19.yaml b/.woodpecker/unit-testing-elixir-1.19.yaml
index 06dc6758e..60b0826a7 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/unit-testing-elixir-1.19.yaml
+++ b/.woodpecker/unit-testing-elixir-1.19.yaml
@@ -24,10 +24,11 @@ steps:
     entrypoint: *script_file_entrypoint
     environment:
       MIX_ENV: test
+      VIX_COMPILATION_MODE: PLATFORM_PROVIDED_LIBVIPS
       DB_HOST: postgres
       DB_PORT: 5432
     commands:
-      - apk add --no-cache build-base cmake exiftool ffmpeg file-dev git openssl
+      - apk add --no-cache build-base cmake exiftool ffmpeg vips-dev file-dev git openssl
       - adduser -D -h /home/testuser testuser
       - mkdir -p /home/testuser/.mix /home/testuser/.hex
       - chown -R testuser:testuser . /home/testuser
diff --git a/changelog.d/unit-testing-build-vix.skip b/changelog.d/unit-testing-build-vix.skip
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb