diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 002efc2b74b287eecf3c85a0283e583629c9e363..0e3e098194a7bbf0ebf38cb67dc51e1303b50128 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -3,23 +3,42 @@ image: python:latest
 stages:
   - test-style
   - test
+  - package
+
+.install_python_dependencies:
+  before_script:
+      - cat /etc/issue
+      - python3 -V
+      - which python3
+      - python3 -m venv ../venv
+      - source ../venv/bin/activate
+      - which python3
+      - pwd
+      - pip install -U pip
+      - pip install ."[dev]"
+      - mpsd-quota --version
+      - mpsd-quota --help
+
+.install_build_dependencies:
+  before_script:
+    - cat /etc/issue
+    - export DEBEMAIL="gitlab_ci@domain.com"
+    - export DEBFULLNAME="Gitlab Runner" 
+    - echo "deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-backports main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list 
+    - apt-get update && apt-get install -y build-essential python3-all python3-dev python3-venv python3-wheel python3-setuptools python3-pip zip
+    - apt-get install -y binutils lintian debhelper dh-make devscripts dh-python pbuilder
+    - apt-get install -y fakeroot dpkg-dev aptitude
+    - python3 -V
+    - which python3
+    - pwd
+    - ls -la
+    
+
 
-before_script:
-   - cat /etc/issue
-   - python -V
-   - which python
-   - python -m venv ../venv
-   - source ../venv/bin/activate
-   - which python
-   - pwd
-   - pip install -U pip
-   - pip install ."[dev]"
-   - mpsd-quota --version
-
-  
 style:
   stage: test-style
   image: python:latest
+  extends: .install_python_dependencies
   script:
     - black --version
     - ruff --version
@@ -30,18 +49,21 @@ style:
 test3-09:
   stage: test
   image: python:3.9
+  extends: .install_python_dependencies
   script:
     - make test+coverage
 
 test3-10:
   stage: test
   image: python:3.10
+  extends: .install_python_dependencies
   script:
     - make test+coverage
 
 test3-11:
   stage: test
   image: python:3.11
+  extends: .install_python_dependencies
   script:
     - make test+coverage
 
@@ -50,5 +72,22 @@ test3-11:
 typing:
   stage: test-style
   image: python:latest
+  extends: .install_python_dependencies
   script:
     - make typing || /bin/true
+
+# package debian package
+package:
+  stage: package
+  image: debian:bullseye
+  extends: .install_build_dependencies
+  script:
+    - make deb-package-ci
+    - ls -lah ../
+    - mkdir -p artifact
+    - cp ../mpsd-hpc-tools_* artifact
+    - zip -r artifacts.zip artifact/*
+  artifacts:
+    paths:
+      - artifacts.zip
+    expire_in: 1 week
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0d2fbcdfe23d3b6e2618102c51edda41e14593a6..9e7b329febc8c583f40edc6d6c7d4022908919e5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -19,3 +19,10 @@ test+coverage:
 typing:
 	@# run static typing check - can reveal bugs / lack of clarity
 	mypy .
+
+deb-package-ci:
+	@# build a debian package using dpkg-buildpackage
+	/usr/lib/pbuilder/pbuilder-satisfydepends
+	dpkg-buildpackage --no-sign -sa
+
+	
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 541e5ee7e207e191304632a0a90c2ff8e445700c..0ea49ae769466605150b3ee14e66cf08e55fbc3a 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+mpsd-hpc-tools (2023.6.19) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+  * updated interface ( no --user ) 
+
+ -- Henning Glawe <glaweh@debian.org>  Wed, 21 Jun 2023 13:54:53 +0200
+
 mpsd-hpc-tools (2023.4.27) mpsd-bullseye; urgency=medium
 
   * Initial release
diff --git a/development.rst b/development.rst
index 2bcefe39a71914694fd8e4194d23a8cdb9676aad..394a0ef50c51f93d5f66fbcf72ecf35954b1fecf 100644
--- a/development.rst
+++ b/development.rst
@@ -72,7 +72,9 @@ Building Debian package
 -----------------------
 
 In the package root directory, run `dpkg-buildpackage --no-sign -sa`. After successful build the package can be found in the parent directory and installed using `dpgk -i ../mpsd-hpc-tools_<version>_all.deb`.
-
+By default, every MR will trigger a build of the package in the CI pipeline. The `.deb` package will be uploaded to the  repository as an artifact at the end of the pipeline.
+The latest build artifact can be found at `https://gitlab.gwdg.de/mpsd-cs/mpsd-hpc-tools/-/jobs/artifacts/main/raw/artifacts.zip?job=package`.
+Remember that every time package version is changed, the `debian/changelog` file needs to be updated accordingly.
 
 Versioning
 ----------