diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 9a735fe7600157e762b16b7321f930a5f16079d0..5712c954e0e24c092f7e99c4ebd349dcb1298e5e 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -12,23 +12,19 @@ cache:
     - venv/
 
 before_script:
-  - python --version  # For debugging
-  - pip install virtualenv
-  - virtualenv venv
-  - source venv/bin/activate
+  - python3 --version  # For debugging
+  - python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
 
 test:
   script:
-    - python setup.py test
+    - python3 setup.py test
     - pip install tox flake8  # you can also use tox
     - tox -e py36,flake8
 
 run:
   script:
-    - python setup.py bdist_wheel
-    # an alternative approach is to install and run:
-    - pip install dist/*
-    # run the command here
+    - python3 -m pip install --upgrade build
+    - python3 -m build
   artifacts:
     paths:
       - dist/*.whl