diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index e6b36da87..70436681b 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 # moment.
 
 stages:
+  - lint
   - container
   - build
 
@@ -108,3 +109,12 @@ build-meson:
   artifacts:
     paths:
       - build/
+
+lint-codespell:
+  stage: lint
+  image: $UBUNTU_IMAGE
+  before_script:
+    - apt-get update && apt-get install -y python3-pip
+    - pip3 install codespell
+  script:
+    - codespell