diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 145b1b260c5d46ea38fcf0f8dfafa5fba0bc1397..fe74aa2e20a433f5567e7169993ac31c49c30563 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -61,3 +61,14 @@ ctest:
     #timeout: 10 hours  # will be available in 12.3
     dependencies:
         - build
+
+cvalidation:
+    <<: *global_tag_def
+    stage: validation
+    script:
+        - python3 run.py blast/validation/raeValidation.py -v
+        - python3 run.py blast/validation/oneraValidation.py -v
+        - python3 run.py blast/validation/lannValidation.py -v
+    dependencies:
+        - build
+    when: manual