diff --git a/-.gitlab-ci.yml b/-.gitlab-ci.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 9a6cead..0000000
--- a/-.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-stages:
-  - build
-  - publish
-
-build:
-  stage: build
-  image: python:3.8
-  script:
-    - pip install poetry
-    - poetry install
-    - poetry build
-  artifacts:
-    paths:
-      - dist/*
-
-publish:
-  stage: publish
-  image: python:3.8
-  script:
-    - pip install poetry
-    - poetry config http-basic.gitlab $POETRY_HTTP_BASIC_GITLAB_USERNAME $POETRY_HTTP_BASIC_GITLAB_PASSWORD
-    - poetry publish --repository gitlab
-  only:
-    - tags
-    - main
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8f663ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+stages:
+  - build
+
+variables:
+  PYTHON_VERSION: "3.11"  # Adjust to your Python version
+  SPHINX_OUTPUT_DIR: "public"  # Output directory for the built docs
+
+sphinx-build:
+  stage: build
+  image: python:${PYTHON_VERSION}
+  variables:
+    GIT_SUBMODULE_STRATEGY: recursive  # In case your project has submodules
+  before_script:
+    - pip install -U pip
+    - pip install -r docs/requirements.txt  # Assuming you have `docs/requirements.txt` for Sphinx dependencies
+    - apt-get update && apt-get install -y graphviz  # Optional, if you need GraphViz for diagrams
+  script:
+    - cd docs  # Change into the docs directory (adjust if your docs are in a different structure)
+    - sphinx-build -b html . ../${SPHINX_OUTPUT_DIR}
+  artifacts:
+    paths:
+      - ${SPHINX_OUTPUT_DIR}/
+    expire_in: 30 days  # Adjust retention as needed
+  rules:
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH  # Run only on default branch (e.g., `main`)
+    # - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "develop"  # Uncomment if you want to run on other branches too
+
+  pages:
+    stage: deploy
+    script:
+      - mv ${SPHINX_OUTPUT_DIR} public/
+    artifacts:
+      paths:
+        - public/
+    rules:
+      - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH
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diff --git a/docs/requirements.txt b/docs/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b66b07a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+sphinx==7.3.*
+myst-parser==3.0.*
+sphinx-multiversion>=0.2.4
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diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index 9a62598..26b6287 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
 # -- Project information -----------------------------------------------------
 # https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html#project-information
 
+# docs/source/conf.py
+from pathlib import Path
+import sys
+
 project = 'Owilix'
 copyright = '2024, Michael Granitzer'
 author = 'Michael Granitzer'
@@ -35,3 +39,17 @@ html_static_path = ['_static']
 import os
 import sys
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath('../..'))  # Adjust the path according to the location of your package relative to the docs directory
+
+
+
+# Add version from project (adjust import path)
+sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).parents[3]))
+from owilix import __version__  # or use poetry version -s
+
+version = release = __version__  # Shows current version in docs
+
+# Optional: Enable version dropdown (requires sphinx-multiversion)
+extensions = [
+    'sphinx_multiversion',  # For versioned docs
+]
+smv_released_pattern = r'^v\d+\.\d+\.\d+$'  # Match semantic-release tags
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diff --git a/tests/lexis_test2.py b/tests/lexis_test2.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1bcfa6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/lexis_test2.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+"""
+Simple test script to test connection statuses.
+"""
+
+from py4lexis.session import LexisSession
+from py4lexis.lexis_irods import iRODS
+from time import sleep
+session = LexisSession()
+
+irods = iRODS(session=session,
+              suppress_print=False)
+
+#for i in range(20):
+#    print(irods.get_project_collection("public", "openwebsearch"))
+
+from owilix.core.irods import IRODSOWI
+slept=0
+iowi = IRODSOWI(session)
+for i in range(2000):
+
+    print("Collections at IT4I")
+    print(iowi.filesystem.ls("/IT4ILexisV2/public/proj862c5962623246664c1fda27b7afb108"))
+
+    print("Collections at LRZ")
+    print(iowi.filesystem.ls("/OWSLRZZONE/public"))
+
+    self.
+
+    print("sleeping for 30 min. slept for ", slept, " min already")
+    slept+=30
+    sleep(1800)