diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index d7423b4e64586cbd49fbd260bbae4c3ecb873e45..9c09bdfd97a5e2ebe9307f3eb22dc4e446c48d73 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -13,10 +13,6 @@ cache:
   script:
     - python3 -m pytest
 
-test:PY3.6:
-  <<: *test_template
-  image: python:3.6
-
 test:PY3.7:
   <<: *test_template
   image: python:3.7
@@ -25,6 +21,10 @@ test:PY3.8:
   <<: *test_template
   image: python:3.8
 
+test:PY3.9:
+  <<: *test_template
+  image: python:3.9
+
 build-package:
   stage: deploy
   image: python:3.7