diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 8373a93d2b77d803ba2d7d54c8d84cfe91ebd078..7caff1a776467aba8abdca40f3d2ef9857ffbe74 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,19 @@ Python 3.5 POCL:
   except:
   - tags
 
+Python 3.6 POCL:
+  script:
+  - export PY_EXE=python3.6
+  - export PYOPENCL_TEST=portable
+  - export EXTRA_INSTALL="numpy mako"
+  - curl -L -O -k https://gitlab.tiker.net/inducer/ci-support/raw/master/build-and-test-py-project.sh
+  - ". ./build-and-test-py-project.sh"
+  tags:
+  - python3.6
+  - pocl
+  except:
+  - tags
+
 Python 3.5 Conda:
   script:
   - export SUMPY_NO_CACHE=1
diff --git a/.test-conda-env-py3.yml b/.test-conda-env-py3.yml
index c098bd19824933d4891d473594390398f659dee2..d3a2587189f1ba6085e8e995371a90bee54c353a 100644
--- a/.test-conda-env-py3.yml
+++ b/.test-conda-env-py3.yml
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@ dependencies:
 - islpy
 - pyopencl
 - python=3.5
-- python-symengine=0.2.0.53.g83912b7=py35_1
+- python-symengine=0.3.0
 # things not in here: loopy boxtree pymbolic pyfmmlib meshmode sumpy