diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 3ff59f5bbaff0034978e5a44ed0abba186ea52c9..890bd512e076fff260be8fedbc8165a03685d6a7 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -70,4 +70,7 @@ wolf_build_and_test:
     - cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=release -DBUILD_DEMOS=ON -DBUILD_TESTS=ON ..
     - make -j$(nproc)
     - ctest -j$(nproc)
+    # run demos
+    - hello_wolf
+    - hello_wolf_autoconf
     - make install