diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 4a2b0f7b69bf5473bc0e5e4cae95411ee3d17d4d..dd0031b51632a5666784887f5456f77080a6319f 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ variables:
   GIT_SUBMODULE_STRATEGY: recursive
 
 before_script:
-  - module load nextflow/0.27.6
+  - module load nextflow/0.31.0
   - git submodule update --init --recursive
   - git submodule sync --recursive