diff --git a/.gitpod.yml b/.gitpod.yml
index 3bca56d1d..83205f4df 100644
--- a/.gitpod.yml
+++ b/.gitpod.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@ image:
   file: .Dockerfile
 # Commands to start on workspace startup
 tasks:
-  - init: |
+  - before: |
+      # Get latest pnpm version, in case the custom docker image was not updated
+      # Until this issue gets resolved - https://github.com/gitpod-io/gitpod/issues/12551
+      curl -fsSL https://get.pnpm.io/install.sh | SHELL=`which bash` bash -
+    init: |
       pnpm install
       pnpm run build
     command: |