diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index bcc6d778e9dd3eac4809f918156dcf501904d5c7..c0960e890e9489d5fdd3ff7bbc2c28efcb337f7c 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -117,6 +117,13 @@ deploy to k8s beta:
       - beta
 
 #DEV
+mellon dev:
+  <<: *mellon-template
+  variables:
+    NAMESPACE: -dev
+  only:
+    - dev
+
 cBioDb build dev:
     <<: *cbio-db-build-template
     only: