diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 72e2bc56dd5a2292f1743d720b4a8469580b3125..6dc544bea546ce4e8d049a25c27e41cb8ca9ffa2 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ cache:
     - node_modules/
 
 stages:
+  - pfam
   - build
   - deploy
 
@@ -39,6 +40,16 @@ stages:
 #     when: on_success
 #     expire_in: "30 days"
 
+pfam:
+  image: ubuntu:23.04
+  stage: pfam
+  before_script:
+    - wget https://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/Pfam/current_release/Pfam-A.hmm.dat.gz
+    - ls -al
+  script:
+    - gunzip Pfam-A.hmm.dat.gz
+    - ls -al
+
 build:dev:
   extends: .build
   rules: