diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 03bb10e718..2958517fdd 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -345,6 +345,21 @@ build-retroarch-osx-opengl-x64:
     XCPROJECT_NAME: RetroArch
     XCCONFIG: OpenGL_GitLabCI.xcconfig
 
+build-retroarch-ios-arm64:
+  extends: .build-retroarch-macos-xcode
+  variables:
+    XCPROJECT_NAME: RetroArch_iOS11_Metal
+    XCCONFIG: GitLabCI.xcconfig
+  artifacts:
+    paths:
+    - retroarch-repo/
+    expire_in: 10 min
+  script:
+    - xcodebuild -project pkg/apple/${XCPROJECT_NAME}.xcodeproj -config Release -scheme "RetroArch iOS Release" -xcconfig pkg/apple/iOS/GitLabCI.xcconfig build
+    - mkdir .retroarch-repo
+    - "cp -r ./* .retroarch-repo"
+    - "mv .retroarch-repo/ retroarch-repo/"
+
 build-retroarch-dingux-mips32:
   image: $CI_SERVER_HOST:5050/libretro-infrastructure/libretro-build-dingux:latest
   stage: build
diff --git a/pkg/apple/iOS/GitLabCI.xcconfig b/pkg/apple/iOS/GitLabCI.xcconfig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8299d0e56a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/apple/iOS/GitLabCI.xcconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+//
+//  GitLabCI.xcconfig
+//  RetroArch iOS/tvOS
+//
+//  Created by Yoshi Sugawara on 3/7/21.
+//
+
+// Configuration settings file format documentation can be found at:
+// https://help.apple.com/xcode/#/dev745c5c974
+
+DEVELOPMENT_TEAM=UK699V5ZS8
diff --git a/pkg/apple/iOS/gitlabExportOptions.plist b/pkg/apple/iOS/gitlabExportOptions.plist
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8138b79ff2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/apple/iOS/gitlabExportOptions.plist
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
+<plist version="1.0">
+<dict>
+    <key>method</key>
+    <string>development</string>
+    <key>teamID</key>
+    <string>UK699V5ZS8</string>
+</dict>
+</plist>