diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 28b9d38c55..df365a4bdb 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ cargo:doc:
     - cp ci/cargo/config.toml /usr/local/cargo/config.toml
     - npm install --global netlify-cli
   script:
-    - cargo doc --no-deps
+    - cargo doc --no-deps --document-private-items
     - printf '<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0; url=%s">' 'backend_rs' > target/doc/index.html
     - cd target/doc
     - netlify deploy --prod --site="${CARGO_DOC_SITE_ID}" --dir=.