diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 577abda1e7c0fabb50f88085639f68fd7249a71a..1cefe3d48dd73a8660054d19ce64d77aa11478cd 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ release_singularity:
      - cp eic.sif build/.
      - cp eic.def build/.
   artifacts:
+      expire_in: 90 days # this will change in future gitlab vesions :https://docs.gitlab.com/13.3/ee/ci/yaml/README.html#artifactsexpire_in
       paths:
         - build/eic.sif
         - build/eic.def
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index ac2cdeba0137a6c2cbca06867b7ab994a913e294..7d2ed7c702057c90027b0e18808d3ea3c60d35c6 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.1.3
+2.1.4