diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 9a735fe7600157e762b16b7321f930a5f16079d0..6c7a596f0c450ba7136b355548bdfabec8eb8779 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -12,23 +12,23 @@ cache:
     - venv/
 
 before_script:
-  - python --version  # For debugging
-  - pip install virtualenv
+  - python3 --version
+  - python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
+  - pip3 install virtualenv
   - virtualenv venv
   - source venv/bin/activate
+  - python3 -m pip install --upgrade numpy
+  - python3 -m pip install --upgrade coverage
 
 test:
   script:
-    - python setup.py test
-    - pip install tox flake8  # you can also use tox
-    - tox -e py36,flake8
+    - python3 -m pip install -e .
+    - make
 
-run:
+build_package:
   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