diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 7a731f5620c7b3dd5affeb74b877deb77ca4f206..bfd8eb2df7316182365336a81e5861d8999b528b 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -104,9 +104,18 @@ unittest_py3.12:
   tags: [ docker ]
   stage: test
   needs: [ ]
-  image: python:3.11
+  image: python:3.12
+  script: *python_test_script
+
+unittest_py3.13:
+  allow_failure: true
+  tags: [ docker ]
+  stage: test
+  needs: [ ]
+  image: python:3.13
   script: *python_test_script
 
+
 # Trigger building of server image and integration tests
 trigger_build:
   stage: deploy