diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 5bb410e6c..7501ef3df 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,30 +1,35 @@
-services:
-   - chill/database:latest
+.test_definition: &test_definition
+    services:
+        - chill/database:latest
+    before_script:
+        - composer config github-oauth.github.com $GITHUB_TOKEN
+        - composer install
+        - cp Tests/Fixtures/App/config/parameters.gitlab-ci.yml Tests/Fixtures/App/config/parameters.yml
+        - php Tests/Fixtures/App/console --env=test cache:warmup
+        - php Tests/Fixtures/App/console doctrine:migrations:migrate --env=test --no-interaction
+        - php Tests/Fixtures/App/console doctrine:fixtures:load --env=test --no-interaction
+    
 
 stages:
    - build-doc
    - deploy-doc
    - test
+   - deploy
 
  
-before_script:
-   - composer config github-oauth.github.com $GITHUB_TOKEN
-   - composer install
-   - cp Tests/Fixtures/App/config/parameters.gitlab-ci.yml Tests/Fixtures/App/config/parameters.yml
-   - php Tests/Fixtures/App/console --env=test cache:warmup
-   - php Tests/Fixtures/App/console doctrine:migrations:migrate --env=test --no-interaction
-   - php Tests/Fixtures/App/console doctrine:fixtures:load --env=test --no-interaction
+
 
 test:php-5.6:
-   stage: test
-   environment: testing
-   image: chill/ci-image:php-5.6
-   script: phpunit
+    stage: test
+    <<: *test_definition
+    image: chill/ci-image:php-5.6
+    script: phpunit
+    
 test:php-7:
-   stage: test
-   environment: testing
-   image: chill/ci-image:php-7
-   script: phpunit
+    stage: test
+    <<: *test_definition
+    image: chill/ci-image:php-7
+    script: phpunit
 
 # deploy documentation
 api-doc-build:
@@ -42,3 +47,14 @@ api-doc-build:
    only:
       - master
       - tags
+      
+deploy-packagist:    
+    stage: deploy    
+    image: chill/ci-image:php-7    
+    before_script:        
+        # test that PACKAGIST USERNAME and PACKAGIST_TOKEN variable are set        
+        - if [ -z ${PACKAGIST_USERNAME+x} ]; then echo "Please set PACKAGIST_USERNAME variable"; exit -1;  fi        
+        - if [ -z ${PACKAGIST_TOKEN+x} ]; then echo "Please set PACKAGIST_TOKEN variable";  exit -1; fi    
+    script:        
+        - STATUSCODE=$(curl -XPOST -H'content-type:application/json' "https://packagist.org/api/update-package?username=$PACKAGIST_USERNAME&apiToken=$PACKAGIST_TOKEN" -d"{\"repository\":{\"url\":\"$CI_PROJECT_URL.git\"}}" --silent --output /dev/stderr --write-out "%{http_code}")        
+        - if [ $STATUSCODE = "202" ]; then exit 0; else exit $STATUSCODE; fi