diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index ef8afaf969cb21e03928696e7de2ffe9fea2877b..39cd315778b548527840f0bcdf0400680a85560a 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-image: golang:1.5
-
 # Put the go sources in GOPATH
 # This is required to make the vendor working
 before_script:
@@ -23,3 +21,9 @@ test:1.7:
   script:
   - make verify
   - make acceptance
+
+test:1.8:
+  image: golang:1.8
+  script:
+  - make verify
+  - make acceptance
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