diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index fda792b21f9ac6695b5b070b66dc180e949824a2..e5ed3d1aca6c1cbd00fa78bb4815790b8e40d5cd 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -293,6 +293,30 @@ FileLicenceCheck:
     INSTALL_PROJECT: "TRUE"
     EXTRA_FLAGS: '"-DCBM_TEST_INSTALL=TRUE"'
 
+.apptainer_vae24_variables_nov22p3: &apptainer_vae24_variables_nov22p3
+    CONTAINER: "/cvmfs/vae.gsi.de/vae24/containers/user_container-production.sif"
+    OS: vae24
+    FAIRSOFT_VERSION: nov22p3
+    FAIRROOT_VERSION: v18.8.0
+    BASE_PATH: "/cvmfs/fairsoft.gsi.de/debian11/"
+    SIMPATH: "$BASE_PATH/fairsoft/$FAIRSOFT_VERSION"
+    FAIRROOTPATH: "$BASE_PATH/fairroot/${FAIRROOT_VERSION}_${FAIRSOFT_VERSION}"
+    CONFIGFILE: "/cvmfs/cbm.gsi.de/debian11/bin/setup_development_environment.sh"
+    INSTALL_PROJECT: "TRUE"
+    EXTRA_FLAGS: '"-DCBM_TEST_INSTALL=TRUE"'
+
+.apptainer_vae24_variables_jan24p1: &apptainer_vae24_variables_jan24p1
+    CONTAINER: "/cvmfs/vae.gsi.de/vae24/containers/user_container-production.sif"
+    OS: vae24
+    FAIRSOFT_VERSION: jan24p1
+    FAIRROOT_VERSION: v18.8.2
+    BASE_PATH: "/cvmfs/fairsoft.gsi.de/debian11/"
+    SIMPATH: "$BASE_PATH/fairsoft/$FAIRSOFT_VERSION"
+    FAIRROOTPATH: "$BASE_PATH/fairroot/${FAIRROOT_VERSION}_${FAIRSOFT_VERSION}"
+    CONFIGFILE: "/cvmfs/cbm.gsi.de/debian11/bin/setup_development_environment.sh"
+    INSTALL_PROJECT: "TRUE"
+    EXTRA_FLAGS: '"-DCBM_TEST_INSTALL=TRUE"'
+
 .apptainer_debian11_variables_apr21: &apptainer_debian11_variables_apr21
     CONTAINER: "/cvmfs/cbm.gsi.de/containers/debian11_v18.6.7_apr21p2_1.sif"
     OS: debian11
@@ -447,6 +471,16 @@ CbmRoot_Merge_Apptainer_vae23_nov22p1:
   variables:
     <<: [*mergeRequestVariables, *apptainer_vae23_variables_nov22p1]
 
+CbmRoot_Merge_Apptainer_vae24_nov22p3:
+  <<: [*apptainer_tag, *check_merge_request, *build_and_test]
+  variables:
+    <<: [*mergeRequestVariables, *apptainer_vae24_variables_nov22p3]
+
+CbmRoot_Merge_Apptainer_vae24_jan24p1:
+  <<: [*apptainer_tag, *check_merge_request, *build_and_test]
+  variables:
+    <<: [*mergeRequestVariables, *apptainer_vae24_variables_jan24p1]
+
 CbmRoot_Merge_macosx_13_nov22p1:
   <<: [*macosx_tag, *check_merge_request, *build_and_test]
   variables: