diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 917c385127404822b003cb2f5041d70fa75b5c9a..bdc0ff0e80bec20be787baee6c3be1ab1f56ae98 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 variables:
   GIT_SUBMODULE_STRATEGY: recursive
   TERM: linux
-  MATLAB_VERSION: R2020b
+  MATLAB_VERSION: R2021a
   OLD_MATLAB_VERSION: R2014a
   OCTAVE_VERSION: 6.2.0