diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 875156f41c24c5dbc0125645ff9a0192fd0f3272..9beeaa12170ef9861e21290eaf5bd90b88f84b47 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -16,10 +16,15 @@ variables:
   # adnrv/texlive
   LATEX_IMAGE: listx/texlive:2020
 
+before_script:
+	# Update and install necessary packages
+	- apt-get update -qy
+	- apt-get install -y make
+
 build:
   image: $LATEX_IMAGE
   script:
-    - latexmk -pdf -jobname=cover-letter/ cover-letter/cover-letter.tex
+    - make
 
   artifacts:
     paths: