diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 8404668fb3a84b4d0355564dc79a7bcd9ec3f764..321cee2c4de3d4e36bac0b7b07aaa339d07bb072 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: R2009b
   OCTAVE_VERSION: 6.2.0