diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index f42095f4c87825d37662b776031269a9a19cf1fc..206e057895a8f4b76968d2d47be5556f4922a54d 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ variables:
   TBXFOLDER: matlab
 #  MATFIRST: 803
   MATFIRST: 902
-  MATVER: 908
+  MATVER: 906
 
 # no build for gdat, so don't define jobs for build phase