diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 615eb5239e9863fd10a74040af4f4dc7ae3e8bfe..ada3c1bd82d1c185b9e307981ae45189fc5246db 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: