diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 46c168b624593ebf23061c424537f54ee6971580..218accd08abdc3686984fb0d28ecbb59c057bfee 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -71,3 +71,8 @@ test:
       - $CI_PROJECT_DIR/coverage
     expire_in: 30 days
 
+manual_job:
+  when: manual
+  script:
+    - echo "this is a manual job"
+