diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.d/containers.yml b/.gitlab-ci.d/containers.yml
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+.container_job_template: &container_job_definition
+  image: docker:stable
+  stage: containers
+  services:
+    - docker:dind
+  before_script:
+    - export TAG="$CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE/qemu/$NAME:latest"
+    - export COMMON_TAG="$CI_REGISTRY/qemu-project/qemu/$NAME:latest"
+    - docker info
+    - docker login registry.gitlab.com -u "$CI_REGISTRY_USER" -p "$CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD"
+  script:
+    - docker pull "$TAG" || docker pull "$COMMON_TAG" || true
+    - sed -i -e "s,FROM qemu/,FROM $CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE/qemu/," tests/docker/dockerfiles/$NAME.docker
+    - docker build --cache-from "$TAG" --cache-from "$COMMON_TAG" --tag "$TAG" -f "tests/docker/dockerfiles/$NAME.docker" tests/docker/dockerfiles
+    - docker push "$TAG"
+  after_script:
+    - docker logout
+
+amd64-centos7-container:
+  <<: *container_job_definition
+  variables:
+    NAME: centos7
+
+amd64-centos8-container:
+  <<: *container_job_definition
+  variables:
+    NAME: centos8
+
+amd64-debian10-container:
+  <<: *container_job_definition
+  variables:
+    NAME: debian10
+
+amd64-debian11-container:
+  <<: *container_job_definition
+  variables:
+    NAME: debian11
+
+amd64-debian9-container:
+  <<: *container_job_definition
+  variables:
+    NAME: debian9
+
+amd64-debian9-mxe-container:
+  <<: *container_job_definition
+  stage: containers-layer2
+  needs: ['amd64-debian9-container']
+  variables:
+    NAME: debian9-mxe
+
+alpha-debian-cross-container:
+  <<: *container_job_definition
+  stage: containers-layer2
+  needs: ['amd64-debian10-container']
+  variables:
+    NAME: debian-alpha-cross
+
+amd64-debian-cross-container:
+  <<: *container_job_definition
+  stage: containers-layer2
+  needs: ['amd64-debian10-container']
+  variables:
+    NAME: debian-amd64-cross
+
+amd64-debian-container:
+  <<: *container_job_definition
+  stage: containers-layer2
+  needs: ['amd64-debian10-container']
+  variables:
+    NAME: debian-amd64
+
+arm64-debian-cross-container:
+  <<: *container_job_definition
+  stage: containers-layer2
+  needs: ['amd64-debian10-container']
+  variables:
+    NAME: debian-arm64-cross
+
+arm64-test-debian-cross-container:
+  <<: *container_job_definition
+  stage: containers-layer2
+  needs: ['amd64-debian11-container']
+  variables:
+    NAME: debian-arm64-test-cross
+
+armel-debian-cross-container:
+  <<: *container_job_definition
+  stage: containers-layer2
+  needs: ['amd64-debian10-container']
+  variables:
+    NAME: debian-armel-cross
+
+armhf-debian-cross-container:
+  <<: *container_job_definition
+  stage: containers-layer2
+  needs: ['amd64-debian10-container']
+  variables:
+    NAME: debian-armhf-cross
+
+hppa-debian-cross-container:
+  <<: *container_job_definition
+  stage: containers-layer2
+  needs: ['amd64-debian10-container']
+  variables:
+    NAME: debian-hppa-cross
+
+m68k-debian-cross-container:
+  <<: *container_job_definition
+  stage: containers-layer2
+  needs: ['amd64-debian10-container']
+  variables:
+    NAME: debian-m68k-cross
+
+mips64-debian-cross-container:
+  <<: *container_job_definition
+  stage: containers-layer2
+  needs: ['amd64-debian10-container']
+  variables:
+    NAME: debian-mips64-cross
+
+mips64el-debian-cross-container:
+  <<: *container_job_definition
+  stage: containers-layer2
+  needs: ['amd64-debian10-container']
+  variables:
+    NAME: debian-mips64el-cross
+
+mips-debian-cross-container:
+  <<: *container_job_definition
+  stage: containers-layer2
+  needs: ['amd64-debian10-container']
+  variables:
+    NAME: debian-mips-cross
+
+mipsel-debian-cross-container:
+  <<: *container_job_definition
+  stage: containers-layer2
+  needs: ['amd64-debian10-container']
+  variables:
+    NAME: debian-mipsel-cross
+
+powerpc-debian-cross-container:
+  <<: *container_job_definition
+  stage: containers-layer2
+  needs: ['amd64-debian10-container']
+  variables:
+    NAME: debian-powerpc-cross
+
+ppc64-debian-cross-container:
+  <<: *container_job_definition
+  stage: containers-layer2
+  needs: ['amd64-debian10-container']
+  variables:
+    NAME: debian-ppc64-cross
+
+ppc64el-debian-cross-container:
+  <<: *container_job_definition
+  stage: containers-layer2
+  needs: ['amd64-debian10-container']
+  variables:
+    NAME: debian-ppc64el-cross
+
+riscv64-debian-cross-container:
+  <<: *container_job_definition
+  stage: containers-layer2
+  needs: ['amd64-debian10-container']
+  variables:
+    NAME: debian-riscv64-cross
+
+s390x-debian-cross-container:
+  <<: *container_job_definition
+  stage: containers-layer2
+  needs: ['amd64-debian10-container']
+  variables:
+    NAME: debian-s390x-cross
+
+sh4-debian-cross-container:
+  <<: *container_job_definition
+  stage: containers-layer2
+  needs: ['amd64-debian10-container']
+  variables:
+    NAME: debian-sh4-cross
+
+sparc64-debian-cross-container:
+  <<: *container_job_definition
+  stage: containers-layer2
+  needs: ['amd64-debian10-container']
+  variables:
+    NAME: debian-sparc64-cross
+
+tricore-debian-cross-container:
+  <<: *container_job_definition
+  stage: containers-layer2
+  needs: ['amd64-debian9-container']
+  variables:
+    NAME: debian-tricore-cross
+
+win32-debian-cross-container:
+  <<: *container_job_definition
+  stage: containers-layer3
+  needs: ['amd64-debian9-mxe-container']
+  variables:
+    NAME: debian-win32-cross
+
+win64-debian-cross-container:
+  <<: *container_job_definition
+  stage: containers-layer3
+  needs: ['amd64-debian9-mxe-container']
+  variables:
+    NAME: debian-win64-cross
+
+xtensa-debian-cross-container:
+  <<: *container_job_definition
+  variables:
+    NAME: debian-xtensa-cross
+
+cris-fedora-cross-container:
+  <<: *container_job_definition
+  variables:
+    NAME: fedora-cris-cross
+
+amd64-fedora-container:
+  <<: *container_job_definition
+  variables:
+    NAME: fedora
+
+i386-fedora-cross-container:
+  <<: *container_job_definition
+  variables:
+    NAME: fedora-i386-cross
+
+amd64-ubuntu1804-container:
+  <<: *container_job_definition
+  variables:
+    NAME: ubuntu1804
+
+amd64-ubuntu2004-container:
+  <<: *container_job_definition
+  variables:
+    NAME: ubuntu2004
+
+amd64-ubuntu-container:
+  <<: *container_job_definition
+  variables:
+    NAME: ubuntu
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 9fdc752ea6..72d688875f 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 stages:
   - containers
+  - containers-layer2
+  - containers-layer3
   - build
 
 include:
   - local: '/.gitlab-ci.d/edk2.yml'
   - local: '/.gitlab-ci.d/opensbi.yml'
+  - local: '/.gitlab-ci.d/containers.yml'
 
 .update_apt_template: &before_script_apt
  before_script: