diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 5544921d46096b294fe303735f3712e6798d635a..65e63e4a3f868e813225a32ae1be55db8de46b4b 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -69,6 +69,30 @@ centos7-gcc8-Geant10.5-XERCESC:
     - ninja install
     - ctest --output-on-failure
 
+centos7-gcc8-Geant10.5-Python3:
+  allow_failure: true
+  stage: build
+  tags:
+    - docker
+  image: clicdp/cc7-lcg
+  script:
+    - export LCG_RELEASE="LCG_96python3"
+    - source .dd4hep-ci.d/init_x86_64.sh
+    - mkdir build
+    - cd build
+    - cmake -GNinja -DDD4HEP_USE_GEANT4=ON -DBoost_NO_BOOST_CMAKE=ON -DDD4HEP_USE_LCIO=ON -DBUILD_TESTING=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=17 ..
+    - ninja
+    - ninja install
+    - . ../bin/thisdd4hep.sh
+    - ctest --output-on-failure -j4
+    - cd ../examples/
+    - mkdir build
+    - cd build
+    - cmake -GNinja -DBoost_NO_BOOST_CMAKE=ON -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=17  ..
+    - ninja
+    - ninja install
+    - ctest --output-on-failure
+
 
 centos7-clang8-Geant10.5-XERCESC:
   stage: build