diff --git a/.buildkite/pipeline.yml b/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
index f902ec32dc..b4b37d7cce 100755
--- a/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
@@ -17,20 +17,24 @@ steps:
     command:
       - echo "--- Instantiate project"
       - "julia --project -e 'using Pkg; Pkg.instantiate(;verbose=true); Pkg.precompile(;strict=true)'"
+      - "julia --project -e 'using Pkg; Pkg.add(url="https://github.com/simonbyrne/GPUCompiler.jl", rev="patch-1")'"
       # force the initialization of the CUDA runtime as it is lazily loaded by default
       - "julia --project -e 'using CUDA; CUDA.precompile_runtime()'"
 
       - echo "--- Instantiate test"
       - "julia --project=test -e 'using Pkg; Pkg.develop(path=\".\"); Pkg.instantiate(;verbose=true); Pkg.precompile(;strict=true)'"
+      - "julia --project=test -e 'using Pkg; Pkg.add(url="https://github.com/simonbyrne/GPUCompiler.jl", rev="patch-1")'"
 
       - echo "--- Instantiate lib/ClimaCoreTempestRemap"
       - "julia --project=lib/ClimaCoreTempestRemap -e 'using Pkg; Pkg.develop(path=\".\"); Pkg.instantiate(;verbose=true); Pkg.precompile(;strict=true)'"
 
       - echo "--- Instantiate perf"
       - "julia --project=perf -e 'using Pkg; Pkg.instantiate(;verbose=true); Pkg.precompile(;strict=true)'"
+      - "julia --project=perf -e 'using Pkg; Pkg.add(url="https://github.com/simonbyrne/GPUCompiler.jl", rev="patch-1")'"
 
       - echo "--- Instantiate examples"
       - "julia --project=examples -e 'using Pkg; Pkg.instantiate(;verbose=true); Pkg.precompile(;strict=true)'"
+      - "julia --project=examples -e 'using Pkg; Pkg.add(url="https://github.com/simonbyrne/GPUCompiler.jl", rev="patch-1")'"
 
       - echo "--- Instantiate benchmarks"
       - "julia --project=benchmarks/bickleyjet -e 'using Pkg; Pkg.instantiate(;verbose=true); Pkg.precompile(;strict=true)'"