diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
index 183566b31bebf4fe3d242739f84f0c63ad79b057..6b724e49e13c4aa8408f45f4b01e2dba9a0744fc 100644
--- a/.editorconfig
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ insert_final_newline = true
 trim_trailing_whitespace = true
 
 # Override settings.
-[*.{json,yaml}]
+[*.{json,yml,yaml}]
 indent_size = 2
 
 # Override settings.
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..9546e3f85afda14542aba40a93136ffc9b59a3c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+#
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2024 Arm Limited and/or its affiliates <open-source-office@arm.com>
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+
+stages:
+  - build
+  - test
+
+default:
+  image: registry.gitlab.arm.com/kleidi/kleidiai/image:latest
+  tags:
+    - arm64
+
+.standard-rules:
+  rules:
+    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == 'merge_request_event'
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH
+
+workflow:
+  auto_cancel:
+    on_new_commit: interruptible
+
+build-clang:
+  extends:
+    - .standard-rules
+  interruptible: true
+  stage: build
+  script:
+    - cmake -G Ninja -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=clang -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=clang++ -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DKLEIDIAI_BUILD_TESTS=ON -S . -B build/
+    - cmake --build ./build
+  artifacts:
+    paths:
+      - "build/"
+
+build-gcc:
+  extends:
+    - .standard-rules
+  interruptible: true
+  stage: build
+  script:
+    - cmake -G Ninja -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=gcc -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=g++ -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DKLEIDIAI_BUILD_TESTS=ON -S . -B build/
+    - cmake --build ./build
+
+clang-tidy-checks:
+  extends:
+    - .standard-rules
+  interruptible: true
+  stage: build
+  script:
+    - cmake -G Ninja -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=clang -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=clang++ -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DKLEIDIAI_BUILD_TESTS=ON -DKLEIDIAI_ENABLE_CLANG_TIDY=ON -S . -B build/
+    - cmake --build ./build
+
+pre-commit-hooks:
+  extends:
+    - .standard-rules
+  interruptible: true
+  stage: build
+  before_script:
+    - pre-commit install
+  script:
+    - pre-commit run --all-files
+
+test-linux-aarch64:
+  extends:
+    - .standard-rules
+  interruptible: true
+  stage: test
+  dependencies:
+    - build-clang
+  script:
+    - ./build/kleidiai_test
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 08ba2f2b0fa122fb7b40d7b37b7a6d6a517f70a5..e6eb382ca1649913a6aaa7157bafa17fc24e1813 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ repos:
     hooks:
       - id: editorconfig-checker
         alias: ec
+        stages: [ commit ]
         name: "EditorConfig Rules"
   - repo: https://github.com/cmake-lint/cmake-lint
     rev: 251239e56ab8b88889fec16a47376c44dfa16a99
@@ -65,8 +66,9 @@ repos:
         alias: signed-off-checker
         name: "Signed-off Checker (DCO)"
         entry: python tools/pre-commit/signedoff_checker.py
+        always_run: true
         language: python
         language_version: python3
         description: Ensures that latest commit has been signed-off with `--signoff`.
         pass_filenames: false
-        stages: [ push ]
+        stages: [ commit, push ]