diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c16be5a09b4c795007d8e33562854a6490417920
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+stages:
+  - build
+  - deploy
+
+build-example:
+  stage: build
+  tags:
+    - docker
+  image: blang/latex:ubuntu
+  script:
+    - cd example
+    - ln -s ../prace.cls .
+    - ln -s ../prace-logo.pdf .
+    - latexmk -pdf example.tex
+  artifacts:
+    when: on_success
+    paths:
+      - example/example.pdf
+
+deploy-pdf:
+  stage: deploy
+  dependencies:
+    - build-example
+  tags:
+    - docker
+  image: blang/latex:ubuntu
+  before_script:
+    # I assume for this to work, I need to set up those variables in the repo
+    # This is likely not a good idea, adding access tokens...
+    # (they can easily leak with a change to .gitlab-ci.yml)
+    # https://forum.gitlab.com/t/is-it-possible-to-commit-artifacts-into-the-git/22218/6
+    - echo "${CI_ACCESS_TOKEN}"
+    - echo "${CI_EMAIL}"
+    - echo "${CI_USERNAME}"
+    - echo "${CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA}"
+    - echo "${CI_PROJECT_PATH}.git"
+    - echo "${CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME}"
+  script:
+    - ls
+    - git config --global user.email "${CI_EMAIL}"
+    - git config --global user.name "${CI_USERNAME}"
+    - git add example/example.pdf
+    - git commit -m "Compiled PDF from $CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA [skip ci]" || echo "No changes, nothing to commit!"
+    - git remote rm origin && git remote add origin https://repository.prace-ri.eu/git/${CI_PROJECT_PATH}
+#    - git push origin HEAD:$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME # Pushes to the same branch as the trigger
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index af18e39d103981d9a936de9d324ffdd13024ae69..e9992c18db06650a21763778b52ee95d1be40443 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+[![pipeline status](https://repository.prace-ri.eu/git/latex-templates/prace-whitepaper/badges/test-CI/pipeline.svg)](https://repository.prace-ri.eu/git/latex-templates/prace-whitepaper/-/commits/test-CI) 
+
 # LaTeX package for a PRACE whitepaper
 
 (c) CSC - IT Center for Science Ltd.