diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index 75a2b46d619..64d241ba20a 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 # CI
 /.github/ @lucasssvaz @me-no-dev @P-R-O-C-H-Y
+/.gitlab/ @lucasssvaz
 /tests/ @lucasssvaz @P-R-O-C-H-Y
 
 # Tools
diff --git a/.github/scripts/update-version.sh b/.github/scripts/update-version.sh
index 622f2fe8ff8..59a95d01105 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/update-version.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/update-version.sh
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ cat docs/conf_common.py | \
 sed "s/.. |version| replace:: .*/.. |version| replace:: $ESP_ARDUINO_VERSION/g" | \
 sed "s/.. |idf_version| replace:: .*/.. |idf_version| replace:: $ESP_IDF_VERSION/g" > docs/__conf_common.py && mv docs/__conf_common.py docs/conf_common.py
 
+echo "Updating .gitlab/workflows/common.yml..."
+cat .gitlab/workflows/common.yml | \
+sed "s/ESP_IDF_VERSION:.*/ESP_IDF_VERSION: \"$ESP_IDF_VERSION\"/g" | \
+sed "s/ESP_ARDUINO_VERSION:.*/ESP_ARDUINO_VERSION: \"$ESP_ARDUINO_VERSION\"/g" > .gitlab/workflows/__common.yml && mv .gitlab/workflows/__common.yml .gitlab/workflows/common.yml
+
 echo "Updating cores/esp32/esp_arduino_version.h..."
 cat cores/esp32/esp_arduino_version.h | \
 sed "s/#define ESP_ARDUINO_VERSION_MAJOR.*/#define ESP_ARDUINO_VERSION_MAJOR $ESP_ARDUINO_VERSION_MAJOR/g" | \
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cc366cec8a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+workflow:
+  rules:
+    # Disable those non-protected push triggered pipelines
+    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME != "master" && $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH !~ /^release\/v/ && $CI_COMMIT_TAG !~ /^\d+\.\d+(\.\d+)?($|-)/ && $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "push"'
+      when: never
+    # when running merged result pipelines, CI_COMMIT_SHA represents the temp commit it created.
+    # Please use PIPELINE_COMMIT_SHA at all places that require a commit sha of the original commit.
+    - if: $CI_OPEN_MERGE_REQUESTS != null
+      variables:
+        PIPELINE_COMMIT_SHA: $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_SOURCE_BRANCH_SHA
+        IS_MR_PIPELINE: 1
+    - if: $CI_OPEN_MERGE_REQUESTS == null
+      variables:
+        PIPELINE_COMMIT_SHA: $CI_COMMIT_SHA
+        IS_MR_PIPELINE: 0
+    - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "schedule"'
+      variables:
+        IS_SCHEDULED_RUN: "true"
+    - when: always
+
+# Place the default settings in `.gitlab/workflows/common.yml` instead
+
+include:
+  - '.gitlab/workflows/common.yml'
+  - '.gitlab/workflows/sample.yml'
diff --git a/.gitlab/workflows/common.yml b/.gitlab/workflows/common.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9086da018ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitlab/workflows/common.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#####################
+# Default Variables #
+#####################
+
+stages:
+  - pre_check
+  - build
+  - test
+  - result
+
+variables:
+  ESP_IDF_VERSION: "5.4"
+  ESP_ARDUINO_VERSION: "3.2.1"
+
+#############
+# `default` #
+#############
+
+default:
+  retry:
+    max: 2
+    when:
+      # In case of a runner failure we could hop to another one, or a network error could go away.
+      - runner_system_failure
+      # Job execution timeout may be caused by a network issue.
+      - job_execution_timeout
diff --git a/.gitlab/workflows/sample.yml b/.gitlab/workflows/sample.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..32b6fce042d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitlab/workflows/sample.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+hello-world:
+  stage: test
+  script:
+    - echo "Hello, World from GitLab CI!"
+  rules:
+    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "push"