diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 4cc511b93066a3bcdc8364d40f6b8d46e996bb25..f42095f4c87825d37662b776031269a9a19cf1fc 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -7,21 +7,17 @@ variables:
   TBXFOLDER: matlab
 #  MATFIRST: 803
   MATFIRST: 902
-  MATVER: 906
+  MATVER: 908
 
 # no build for gdat, so don't define jobs for build phase
 
 # test jobs
-#test-matlab-8.5.0:
-#  extends: .test-template
-#  variables:
-#    MATLABCMD: matlab850
-#    TESTCASE: basic-tcv
-
-test-matlab-9.2.0:
+test-matlab-9.8.0:
   extends: .test-template
+  tags:
+  - lac8-gituser
   variables:
-    MATLABCMD: matlab920
+    MATLABCMD: matlab980
     TESTCASE: basic-tcv
 
 test-matlab-9.6.0:
@@ -32,13 +28,19 @@ test-matlab-9.6.0:
     MATLABCMD: matlab960
     TESTCASE: basic-tcv
 
-#test-matlab-8.5.0-all:
-#  extends: test-matlab-8.5.0
-#  variables:
-#     TESTCASE: all
-#  only:
-#  - schedules
-#  - web
+test-matlab-9.2.0:
+  extends: .test-template
+  variables:
+    MATLABCMD: matlab920
+    TESTCASE: basic-tcv
+
+test-matlab-9.8.0-all:
+  extends: test-matlab-9.8.0
+  variables:
+     TESTCASE: all
+  only:
+  - schedules
+  - web
 
 test-matlab-9.6.0-all:
   extends: test-matlab-9.6.0
@@ -54,6 +56,11 @@ pre-deployment-staging:
 
 # Staging tests
 
+test-staging-980:
+ extends: .test-staging-template
+ variables:
+  MATLABCMD: matlab980
+
 test-staging-960:
  extends: .test-staging-template
  variables: