diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index ff27044013f47c7d86b50dbc5ff15e20cc9d4354..c3eaffcfdf0465dc9f021edc6435b9de1a4ea128 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,17 @@ publish-helm-chart:
   only:
     - tag
 
+
+generate-docker-compose-configs:
+  stage: chart
+  trigger: esa/prism/config-values
+  only:
+    # we trigger a regeneration on every push to main.
+    # this could potentally diverge from the latest published
+    # chart, but they are only applied manually when necessary
+    - main
+
+
 integration-test:
   image: registry.gitlab.eox.at/vs/vs-deployment/docker-base-testing:latest
   services: