diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index fac8b12..e61f3fa 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ before_script:
 build:
   stage: build
   script:
+    - echo "Running tests with access token"
+    - curl --header "Private-Token: $GITLAB_TOKEN" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects"
     - cmake -B build -S . -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=$VCPKG_ROOT/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake
     - cmake --build build
   tags: