diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 3e045a5d129094fc01c7044e02db5761045ef04b..216fc2dfb68fc5463dc2e8f7589c64222a53b098 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -142,3 +142,14 @@ trigger lecture:
     DUMUX_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH: $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME
     DUMUX_COMMIT_SHA: $CI_COMMIT_SHA
     DUMUX_REFERENCE_SHA: $CI_REFERENCE_SHA
+
+################################################
+# enable secrets security check                #
+################################################
+include:
+  - template: Security/Secret-Detection.gitlab-ci.yml
+
+secret_detection:
+  stage: check-status
+  rules:
+    - when: always