diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 08688b7..4fc25fd 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -26,8 +26,13 @@ stages:          # List of stages for jobs, and their order of execution
 build-job:       # This job runs in the build stage, which runs first.
   stage: build
   script:
-    - echo "Compiling the code..."
-    - g++ helloworld.cpp -o helloworld
+    - echo "Preparing build"
+    - mkdir build
+    - cd build
+    - echo "execute cmake"
+    - cmake
+    - echo "execute make"
+    - make
     - echo "Compile complete."
 
 unit-test-job:   # This job runs in the test stage.