diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 1ce007dc228105849d89d4fc720b9a8bf729ee1b..7a731f5620c7b3dd5affeb74b877deb77ca4f206 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -100,6 +100,13 @@ unittest_py3.11:
   image: python:3.11
   script: *python_test_script
 
+unittest_py3.12:
+  tags: [ docker ]
+  stage: test
+  needs: [ ]
+  image: python:3.11
+  script: *python_test_script
+
 # Trigger building of server image and integration tests
 trigger_build:
   stage: deploy