diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index f28a0c2609eed6ce8d35e89e654f605ab5b973d7..607a23c82cee02dcf435ecf502a1a6bd70947843 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -57,6 +57,13 @@ base_test:
     VM_IMAGE: "bookworm"
     TEST_DIR: "test/base.ref"
 
+trixie_test:
+  <<: *base_test
+  variables:
+    VM_IMAGE: "trixie"
+    CREATE_ENV_VARS: "-e config.float_debian_dist=trixie"
+    TEST_DIR: "test/base.ref"
+
 full_test:
   <<: *base_test
   variables: