diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 71153a3b64043bb90e71fcbe8d8fb9a0042eda75..172b26b0e52f2ff8076d4193ebe0f7c9722bbb9f 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -124,3 +124,11 @@ test-python:
         -   results-python.xml
         reports:
             junit: results-python.xml
+
+test-dco-check:
+    stage: test
+    script:
+    -   if [ -z "$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH" ]; then export CI_COMMIT_BRANCH="$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_SOURCE_BRANCH_NAME"; fi
+    -   if [ -z "$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_SHA" ]; then export CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_SHA=$(git merge-base --fork-point origin/$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME); fi
+    -   pip install dco-check
+    -   dco-check