diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 13fb5243b9..4a57cdb4c6 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ variables:
   export IDF_MIRROR_PREFIX_MAP=
   fi
   if [[ "$SETUP_TOOLS" == "1" || "$CI_JOB_STAGE" != "target_test" ]]; then
-  tools/idf_tools.py --non-interactive install && eval "$(tools/idf_tools.py --non-interactive export)" || exit 1
+  tools/idf_tools.py --non-interactive install ${SETUP_TOOLS_LIST:-} && eval "$(tools/idf_tools.py --non-interactive export)" || exit 1
     if [[ ! -z "$OOCD_DISTRO_URL" && "$CI_JOB_STAGE" == "target_test" ]]; then
     echo "Using custom OpenOCD from ${OOCD_DISTRO_URL}"
     wget $OOCD_DISTRO_URL
diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/host-test.yml b/.gitlab/ci/host-test.yml
index bb1f061ff9..81a930c66e 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/host-test.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/host-test.yml
@@ -260,6 +260,9 @@ test_espcoredump:
       - components/espcoredump/test/.coverage
       - components/espcoredump/test/output
     expire_in: 1 week
+  variables:
+    # install CMake version specified in tools.json
+    SETUP_TOOLS_LIST: "all"
   script:
     - cd components/espcoredump/test/
     - ./test_espcoredump.sh