diff --git a/copier.yaml b/copier.yaml
index 1fda0cc..4a8d812 100644
--- a/copier.yaml
+++ b/copier.yaml
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ repository_namespace:
   help: Your repository namespace
   default: "trobz"
 
+git_platform:
+    type: str
+    help: Git platform hosting the repository
+    default: github.com
+    choices:
+        - github.com
+        - gitlab.trobz.com
+
 repository_name:
     type: str
     help: |
@@ -48,8 +56,14 @@ author_email:
 enable_github_action:
   type: bool
   default: False
+  when: "{{ git_platform == 'github.com' }}"
 
 publish_to_pypi:
   type: bool
   default: False
   when: "{{ enable_github_action }}"
+
+enable_gitlab_action:
+  type: bool
+  default: False
+  when: "{{ git_platform == 'gitlab.com' }}"
diff --git a/template/pyproject.toml.jinja b/template/pyproject.toml.jinja
index 8ffb2cf..f625e5e 100644
--- a/template/pyproject.toml.jinja
+++ b/template/pyproject.toml.jinja
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ dependencies = [
 ]
 
 [project.urls]
-Repository = "https://github.com/trobz/{{project_name}}"
+Repository = "https://{{git_platform}}/trobz/{{project_name}}"
 
 [project.scripts]
 {{ project_name }} = "{{ package_name }}.main:app"
@@ -42,12 +42,33 @@ module-name = "{{ package_name }}"
 module-root = ""
 
 
-{% if enable_github_action -%}
+{% if enable_github_action or enable_gitlab_action -%}
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 build = ["uv ~= 0.7.12"]
 
 [tool.semantic_release]
 version_toml = ["pyproject.toml:project.version"]
+{% if enable_gitlab_action -%}
+type = "gitlab"
+{% endif -%}
+
+# Commit parser - this should be at the top level
+commit_parser = "conventional"
+
+# Allow 0.x.x versions (prevents jumping straight to 1.0.0)
+allow_zero_version = true
+
+# Don't do major version bumps when in 0.x.x
+major_on_zero = false
+
+# Tag format
+tag_format = "v{version}"
+
+# Branch configuration
+[tool.semantic_release.branches.main]
+match = "main"
+prerelease = false
+
 build_command = """
   python -m pip install -e '.[build]'
   uv lock --upgrade-package {{project_name}}
diff --git a/template/ty.toml b/template/ty.toml
index 528c2e2..42136b6 100644
--- a/template/ty.toml
+++ b/template/ty.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+[rules.invalid-argument-type]
+ignore = []
+
 [environment]
 python = "./.venv"
 python-version = "3.12"
diff --git a/template/{% if enable_gitlab_action %}.gitlab-ci{% endif%}.yml b/template/{% if enable_gitlab_action %}.gitlab-ci{% endif%}.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5442e64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/{% if enable_gitlab_action %}.gitlab-ci{% endif%}.yml	
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+stages:
+  - test
+  - release
+
+test:
+  stage: test
+  image: python:3.13
+  script:
+    - make test
+  rules:
+    - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event"'
+    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "main"'
+
+# Semantic release job
+semantic-release:
+  stage: release
+  image: python:3.13
+
+  # Critical variables for GitLab integration
+  variables:
+    GIT_STRATEGY: clone
+    GIT_DEPTH: 0  # Full git history needed for semantic-release
+    # Ensure we can make commits
+    GIT_AUTHOR_NAME: "GitLab CI"
+    GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL: "$GITLAB_USER_EMAIL"
+    GIT_COMMITTER_NAME: "GitLab CI"
+    GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL: "$GITLAB_USER_EMAIL"
+
+  before_script:
+    # Configure git for making commits
+    - git config --global user.name "GitLab CI"
+    - git config --global user.email "$GITLAB_USER_EMAIL"
+    # Checkout the branch (important for pushing changes back)
+    - git checkout -B "$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME"
+    # Ensure we have the remote configured properly for pushing
+    - git remote set-url origin "https://gitlab-ci-token:${GITLAB_TOKEN}@${CI_SERVER_HOST}/${CI_PROJECT_PATH}.git"
+
+  script:
+    # Install python-semantic-release
+    - pip install python-semantic-release
+    # Run semantic release
+    - semantic-release version --print
+    - semantic-release version
+    - semantic-release changelog
+    - semantic-release publish
+
+  rules:
+    # Only run on main branch pushes (not merge requests)
+    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "main" && $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "push"'
+
+  # Allow manual triggering for testing
+  when: on_success