diff --git a/.idea/.gitignore b/.idea/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..26d3352
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Default ignored files
+/shelf/
+/workspace.xml
diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index 46abb66..371b205 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -124,6 +124,12 @@ pipeline {
          string(name: 'resume_from',
                 defaultValue: '',
                 description: 'Resume from a previous build identified by the build number.')
+
+        booleanParam(name: 'ContinuousDeployment',
+                defaultValue: false,
+                description: 'If true, the gCubeDeployer pipeline is triggered')
+
+    }
     }
 
     //see https://jenkins.io/doc/book/pipeline/syntax/#stages
@@ -242,6 +248,19 @@ pipeline {
                 }
             }
         }
+        stage('Deploy components') {
+            when {
+                expression { params.ContinuousDeployment == 'true' }
+            }
+            steps {
+                script {
+                    def pjob = build(job: 'gCubeDeployer', wait: true, propagate: true,
+                                  parameters: [[$class: 'StringParameterValue', name: 'gCube_release_version', value: "${params.gCube_release_version}"],
+                                               [$class: 'StringParameterValue', name: 'TRIGGER_JOB', value: "${JOB_NAME}"]]
+                               )
+                }
+            }
+        }
 
     }