diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 2d65f53a7..ccc3480a5 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -67,11 +67,13 @@ variables:
   MPICH_GNU:                       "$MPICH3_2GNU7_3"
   MPICH_Intel:                     "$MPICH3_2Intel18_1"
   # ++++++++++++ PETSc +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+  PETSc3_10_0MPICH3_2Intel18_1:    "Libraries/PETSc/3.10.0/Intel-18.1-MPICH-3.2.1"
+  PETSc3_10_0MPICH3_2GNU7_3:       "Libraries/PETSc/3.10.0/GNU-7.3-MPICH-3.2.1"
   PETSc3_9_1MPICH3_2Intel18_1:     "Libraries/PETSc/3.9.1/Intel-18.1-MPICH-3.2.1"
   PETSc3_9_1MPICH3_2GNU7_3:        "Libraries/PETSc/3.9.1/GNU-7.3-MPICH-3.2.1"
   # ------------ Defaults ----------------------------------------------
-  PETSc_MPICH_Intel:               "$PETSc3_9_1MPICH3_2Intel18_1"
-  PETSc_MPICH_GNU:                 "$PETSc3_9_1MPICH3_2GNU7_3"
+  PETSc_MPICH_Intel:               "$PETSc3_10_0MPICH3_2Intel18_1"
+  PETSc_MPICH_GNU:                 "$PETSc3_10_0MPICH3_2GNU7_3"
   # ++++++++++++ FEM +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
   Abaqus2017:                      "FEM/Abaqus/2017"
   MSC2017:                         "FEM/MSC/2017"
diff --git a/src/DAMASK_interface.f90 b/src/DAMASK_interface.f90
index 4321cfaa6..59245ba35 100644
--- a/src/DAMASK_interface.f90
+++ b/src/DAMASK_interface.f90
@@ -43,24 +43,23 @@ subroutine DAMASK_interface_init()
  use, intrinsic :: &
    iso_fortran_env
 #include <petsc/finclude/petscsys.h>
-#if PETSC_VERSION_MAJOR!=3 || PETSC_VERSION_MINOR!=9
+#if PETSC_VERSION_MAJOR!=3 || PETSC_VERSION_MINOR!=10
 ===================================================================================================
-  3.9.x 3.9.x 3.9.x 3.9.x 3.9.x 3.9.x 3.9.x 3.9.x 3.9.x 3.9.x 3.9.x 3.9.x 3.9.x 3.9.x 3.9.x 3.9.x
+ 3.10.x 3.10.x 3.10.x 3.10.x 3.10.x 3.10.x 3.10.x 3.10.x 3.10.x 3.10.x 3.10.x 3.10.x 3.10.x 3.10.x
 ===================================================================================================
-=======   THIS VERSION OF DAMASK REQUIRES PETSc 3.9.x   ===========================================
-==========   THIS VERSION OF DAMASK REQUIRES PETSc 3.9.x   ========================================
-=============   THIS VERSION OF DAMASK REQUIRES PETSc 3.9.x   =====================================
-================   THIS VERSION OF DAMASK REQUIRES PETSc 3.9.x   ==================================
-===================   THIS VERSION OF DAMASK REQUIRES PETSc 3.9.x   ===============================
-======================   THIS VERSION OF DAMASK REQUIRES PETSc 3.9.x   ============================
-=========================   THIS VERSION OF DAMASK REQUIRES PETSc 3.9.x   ========================= 
-============================   THIS VERSION OF DAMASK REQUIRES PETSc 3.9.x   ======================
-===============================   THIS VERSION OF DAMASK REQUIRES PETSc 3.9.x   ===================
-==================================   THIS VERSION OF DAMASK REQUIRES PETSc 3.9.x   ================
-=====================================   THIS VERSION OF DAMASK REQUIRES PETSc 3.9.x   =============
-========================================   THIS VERSION OF DAMASK REQUIRES PETSc 3.9.x   ==========
+=======   THIS VERSION OF DAMASK REQUIRES PETSc 3.10.x   ==========================================
+==========   THIS VERSION OF DAMASK REQUIRES PETSc 3.10.x   =======================================
+=============   THIS VERSION OF DAMASK REQUIRES PETSc 3.10.x   ====================================
+================   THIS VERSION OF DAMASK REQUIRES PETSc 3.10.x   =================================
+===================   THIS VERSION OF DAMASK REQUIRES PETSc 3.10.x   ==============================
+======================   THIS VERSION OF DAMASK REQUIRES PETSc 3.10.x   ===========================
+=========================   THIS VERSION OF DAMASK REQUIRES PETSc 3.10.x   ========================
+============================   THIS VERSION OF DAMASK REQUIRES PETSc 3.10.x   =====================
+===============================   THIS VERSION OF DAMASK REQUIRES PETSc 3.10.x   ==================
+==================================   THIS VERSION OF DAMASK REQUIRES PETSc 3.10.x   ===============
+=====================================   THIS VERSION OF DAMASK REQUIRES PETSc 3.10.x   ============
 ===================================================================================================
-  3.9.x 3.9.x 3.9.x 3.9.x 3.9.x 3.9.x 3.9.x 3.9.x 3.9.x 3.9.x 3.9.x 3.9.x 3.9.x 3.9.x 3.9.x 3.9.x
+ 3.10.x 3.10.x 3.10.x 3.10.x 3.10.x 3.10.x 3.10.x 3.10.x 3.10.x 3.10.x 3.10.x 3.10.x 3.10.x 3.10.x
 ===================================================================================================
 #endif
  use PETScSys