diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 6c1038ac0269803658934233612fab67914fc772..f37a553d3ae123db4f5765765b1aab6edc8045b3 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ iris-coq8.6beta:
   - coq
   script:
   # prepare
-  - . build/opam-ci.sh 'coq 8.6.dev' 'coq-mathcomp-ssreflect dev'
+  - . build/opam-ci.sh 'coq 8.6' 'coq-mathcomp-ssreflect dev'
   # build
   - 'time make -j8'
   cache:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cedc6a037a8d865ce1f578e852cb81a54a5706b6..ca6df7fb2b13aade340a11f4bb9006098903256a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ This is the Coq development of the [Iris Project](http://iris-project.org).
 
 This version is known to compile with:
 
- - Coq 8.5pl3
+ - Coq 8.5pl3 / 8.6
  - Ssreflect 1.6
 
 The easiest way to install the correct versions of the dependencies is through