diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index fada31d2719d1dd66d08b2771fb208fd6b4ecc4f..9fc90d8c2c2c604fdb9801457a17a208d442d2b7 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 variables:
   # note: GitLab cannot reference variables defined by users in the include ref:, we need to use a YAML anchor for this
   # see https://docs.gitlab.com/ci/yaml/includes/#use-variables-with-include for more information
-  IVAS_CODEC_CI_REF: &IVAS_CODEC_CI_REF 4eb4c0dfbdc845280a9994b5f7540f69c737537b
+  IVAS_CODEC_CI_REF: &IVAS_CODEC_CI_REF 44cb5638949b874ce0f5c3bf4359f9db860d88bc
 
 include:
   - local: .gitlab-ci/variables.yml