diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f1ae4ab8c2f3df257982951c3a2934850726593c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+stages:
+  - deploy
+
+deploy:
+  stage: deploy
+  image: maven:3.9.5-ibm-semeru-17-focal
+  script:
+    - 'mvn deploy -s ci_settings.xml'