diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 61a1fdbc562eb18e07de7f6bed6f3ccc27be10ac..5b50be3b35f289b53de40580fd6e08527fbe9d6f 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 variables:
-  MATLAB_VERSION: R2020b
+  MATLAB_VERSION: R2021a
   OLD_MATLAB_VERSION: R2014a
   OCTAVE_VERSION: 6.2.0