diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
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+include:
+  - project: 'Gitlab/gitlab'
+    ref: RES-175-gitlab-add-research-ci-template-to-gitlab-gitlab-ci-templates
+    file: '/ci-templates/research/red-dvc_versioning_build_gitlab-ci.yml'
+
+stages:
+  - data
+  - build
+  - deploy