diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 010cba7bdd3c2f3a28d98879898cd37429c3e486..25c2508aae0b0a4adfcc4fd746c1f5f7f777680a 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -234,6 +234,16 @@ docker-hub-push:
       exists:
         - Dockerfile
 
+trigger_aura_tests:
+  stage: release
+  needs: [docker-hub-push]
+  trigger:
+    project: aura/aura-tests
+    branch: main
+    strategy: depend
+  rules:
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH
+
 release_job:
   stage: release
   needs: