diff --git a/internal/client/gitlab.go b/internal/client/gitlab.go
index 52949d7b4ca..b664da1b82d 100644
--- a/internal/client/gitlab.go
+++ b/internal/client/gitlab.go
@@ -44,7 +44,14 @@ func NewGitLab(ctx *context.Context, token string) (Client, error) {
 
 		options = append(options, gitlab.WithBaseURL(apiURL))
 	}
-	client, err := gitlab.NewClient(token, options...)
+
+	var client *gitlab.Client
+	var err error
+	if ctx.Config.GitLabURLs.UseJobToken {
+		client, err = gitlab.NewJobClient(token, options...)
+	} else {
+		client, err = gitlab.NewClient(token, options...)
+	}
 	if err != nil {
 		return &gitlabClient{}, err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/config/config.go b/pkg/config/config.go
index e880fe27ce4..6e987cf84a8 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ type GitLabURLs struct {
 	Download           string `yaml:"download,omitempty" json:"download,omitempty"`
 	SkipTLSVerify      bool   `yaml:"skip_tls_verify,omitempty" json:"skip_tls_verify,omitempty"`
 	UsePackageRegistry bool   `yaml:"use_package_registry,omitempty" json:"use_package_registry,omitempty"`
+	UseJobToken        bool   `yaml:"use_job_token,omitempty" json:"use_job_token,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // GiteaURLs holds the URLs to be used when using gitea.
diff --git a/www/docs/scm/gitlab.md b/www/docs/scm/gitlab.md
index 862c26a1380..71864d7fed9 100644
--- a/www/docs/scm/gitlab.md
+++ b/www/docs/scm/gitlab.md
@@ -30,11 +30,16 @@ You can use GoReleaser with GitLab Enterprise by providing its URLs in the
 gitlab_urls:
   api: https://gitlab.mycompany.com/api/v4/
   download: https://gitlab.company.com
+
   # set to true if you use a self-signed certificate
   skip_tls_verify: false
+
   # set to true if you want to upload to the Package Registry rather than attachments
   # Only works with GitLab 13.5+
   use_package_registry: false
+
+  # Set this if you set GITLAB_TOKEN to the value of CI_JOB_TOKEN:
+  use_job_token: true
 ```
 
 If none are set, they default to GitLab's public URLs.