diff --git a/ci/lib_gitlab_ci/to_yaml.ml b/ci/lib_gitlab_ci/to_yaml.ml
index 1c566f1abc3ab667b04733f263b1eaec0901a926..57a54a9b1757bef2fd88496393ada422240cb323 100644
--- a/ci/lib_gitlab_ci/to_yaml.ml
+++ b/ci/lib_gitlab_ci/to_yaml.ml
@@ -311,14 +311,19 @@ let enc_job : job -> value =
       opt "parallel" enc_parallel parallel;
     ]
 
+let enc_inherit : inherit_ -> value = function
+  | Variable_bool b -> `O (key "variables" bool b)
+  | Variable_list v -> `O (key "variables" (list string) v)
+
 let enc_trigger_job : trigger_job -> value =
   let enc_trigger_include trigger_include =
     `O [("include", `String trigger_include)]
   in
-  fun {name = _; stage; when_; rules; needs; trigger_include} ->
+  fun {name = _; stage; when_; inherit_; rules; needs; trigger_include} ->
     obj_flatten
       [
         opt "stage" string stage;
+        opt "inherit" enc_inherit inherit_;
         opt "rules" enc_job_rules rules;
         opt "needs" enc_needs needs;
         opt "when" enc_when_trigger_job when_;
diff --git a/ci/lib_gitlab_ci/types.ml b/ci/lib_gitlab_ci/types.ml
index e307349d3d9292d971f81d59ecc401619f198b4e..110462b2063a9aa1815b8045c7cf198647d43700 100644
--- a/ci/lib_gitlab_ci/types.ml
+++ b/ci/lib_gitlab_ci/types.ml
@@ -194,6 +194,11 @@ type matrix = (string * string list) list list
     YAML keyword reference for more information. *)
 type parallel = Vector of int | Matrix of matrix
 
+(** Represents an inherit rule.
+
+    See https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci/yaml/index.html#inherit *)
+type inherit_ = Variable_list of string list | Variable_bool of bool
+
 type job = {
   name : string;
       (** Note that [name] does not translate to a field in a job, but
@@ -252,6 +257,7 @@ type job = {
     - [extends].
     - [needs], but not [needs:project].
     - [only] and [except].
+    - [inherit]
     - [rules].
     - [stage].
     - [trigger].
@@ -268,6 +274,7 @@ type trigger_job = {
   name : string;
   stage : string option;
   when_ : when_trigger_job option;
+  inherit_ : inherit_ option;
   rules : job_rule list option;
   needs : need list option;
   trigger_include : string;
diff --git a/ci/lib_gitlab_ci/util.ml b/ci/lib_gitlab_ci/util.ml
index c221aa01ff3358760c097fac4de0094dea0d301d..7afd6d25565e846a4695c2cce4f0d2fcfb06017c 100644
--- a/ci/lib_gitlab_ci/util.ml
+++ b/ci/lib_gitlab_ci/util.ml
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ let job ?after_script ?allow_failure ?artifacts ?before_script ?cache ?image
     parallel;
   }
 
-let trigger_job ?needs ?rules ?stage ?when_ ~name trigger_include =
-  {name; needs; rules; stage; when_; trigger_include}
+let trigger_job ?needs ?inherit_ ?rules ?stage ?when_ ~name trigger_include =
+  {name; needs; inherit_; rules; stage; when_; trigger_include}
 
 let artifacts ?expire_in ?reports ?when_ ?expose_as ?name paths =
   (match (reports, paths) with
diff --git a/ci/lib_gitlab_ci/util.mli b/ci/lib_gitlab_ci/util.mli
index 7c68746a5dffb2a9eb077a82e077a065d7d148fe..40b33d56adc999b09440aa9dc8be39803f78a1f8 100644
--- a/ci/lib_gitlab_ci/util.mli
+++ b/ci/lib_gitlab_ci/util.mli
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ val job :
 (** [trigger_job child_pipeline_path] constructs a {!trigger_job} job. *)
 val trigger_job :
   ?needs:need list ->
+  ?inherit_:inherit_ ->
   ?rules:job_rule list ->
   ?stage:string ->
   ?when_:when_trigger_job ->