diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
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index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..97dc20a0ace484808958a9d974644394935331df
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+stages:
+- build
+
+nix-build:
+  stage: build 
+  image: nixos:20.03
+  script: nix-build