diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index fe74aa2e20a433f5567e7169993ac31c49c30563..07d7ee452b8b21db9f4363a76d5d6142b43df71f 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ variables:
 stages:
     - build
     - test
+    - validation
 
 build:
     <<: *global_tag_def