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@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ Released on August 15, 2024
 
 ### Added
 
+* Added `gitlab-ci.yml` file for GitLab alternative to GitHub Actions [#452](https://github.com/NLeSC/python-template/issues/452)
 * Added Python 3.12 support [#356](https://github.com/NLeSC/python-template/issues/356)
 * Template unit tests for documentation generation, linting and version bumping
 * Docstring for function
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@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+# Change pip's cache directory to be inside the project directory since we can
+# only cache local items.
+
+stages:
+  - lint   # Fastest check first
+  - test   # Then test
+  - build  # build package and documentation when verified correct
+
+variables:
+  PIP_CACHE_DIR: "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/.cache/pip"
+
+cache:
+  paths:
+    - .cache/pip
+
+test:
+  stage: test
+  image: "python:$VERSION"
+  rules:
+    # Run on a Merge Request to the default branch
+    - if: $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH
+    # Run on new commits to the default branch
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH
+  parallel:
+    matrix:
+      - VERSION: ['3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
+  before_script:
+    # Python info
+    - which python
+    - python --version
+    # Install dependencies
+    - python -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools
+    - python -m pip install --editable .[dev]
+  script:
+    # Run pytest
+    - python -m pytest -v --durations=0
+
+cffconvert:
+  stage: lint
+  image:
+    name: "citationcff/cffconvert:2.0.0"
+    entrypoint: [""]
+  rules:
+    # Run on a Merge Request to the default branch
+    - if: $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH
+    # Run on new commits to the default branch
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH
+      changes:
+        - CITATION.cff
+  script:
+    # Check whether the citation metadata from CITATION.cff is valid
+    - cffconvert --validate
+
+markdown-link-check:
+  stage: lint
+  image:
+    name: "lycheeverse/lychee"
+    entrypoint: [""]
+  rules:
+    # Run on a Merge Request to the default branch
+    - if: $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH
+    # Run on new commits to the default branch
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH
+  script:
+    - lychee .
+
+lint:
+  stage: lint
+  image: "python:3.12"
+  rules:
+    # Run on a Merge Request to the default branch
+    - if: $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH
+    # Run on new commits to the default branch
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH
+  before_script:
+    # Python info
+    - which python
+    - python --version
+    # Install dependencies
+    - python -m pip install ruff
+  script:
+    # Run pytest
+    - ruff check
+    - ruff format --check
+
+build:
+  stage: build
+  image: "python:$VERSION"
+  rules:
+    # Run on a Merge Request to the default branch
+    - if: $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH
+    # Run on new commits to the default branch
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH
+  parallel:
+    matrix:
+      - VERSION: ['3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
+  before_script:
+    # Python info
+    - which python
+    - python --version
+    # Install dependencies
+    - python -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools
+    - python -m pip install --editable .[publishing]
+  script:
+    # Run pytest
+    - python -m build
+
+documentation:
+  stage: build
+  image: "python:3.12"
+  rules:
+    # Run on a Merge Request to the default branch
+    - if: $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH
+    # Run on new commits to the default branch
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH
+  before_script:
+    # Python info
+    - which python
+    - python --version
+    # Install dependencies
+    - python -m pip install .[docs]
+    - sudo apt install pandoc
+  script:
+    # Run pytest
+    - cd docs
+    - make coverage doctest html