diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index a4798c71f5c904819d5fc0a931d0fad919545271..6af1cc8f2279c262040e177534c117058df89553 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -61,3 +61,14 @@ build_vc192x:
    tags:
       - vc192x
 
+build_software-manual:
+   extends: .build_template
+   script:
+      - cd doc
+      - make clean
+      - make
+   artifacts:
+    paths:
+      - doc/software-manual.pdf
+   tags:
+      - pdflatex