diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 5d52d491a9143b1d24934bba7121766dd6bad7e1..499484ffaa8a0adc8cd6af2bd5263af7bb5e9878 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -473,8 +473,19 @@ jug_xl:singularity:nightly:
 .benchmarks:
   stage: benchmarks
   needs: 
-    - version
-    - eic
+    - job: version
+    - job: eic
+      parallel:
+        matrix:
+          - BUILD_TYPE:
+            - default
+            - nightly
+            BUILDER_IMAGE: debian_stable_base
+            RUNTIME_IMAGE: debian_stable_base
+            BUILD_IMAGE: eic_
+            PLATFORM: linux/amd64
+            ENV:
+            - xl
   variables:
     DETECTOR: "epic"
     DETECTOR_CONFIG: epic_craterlake