diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 8e3e1cba907c5512deeb3349ba96852dd445028f..9003f5042b8581c54a52487a0e179b1594da38d8 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 a31272de16bd1b556269a50bc179321a60f2a500
+  IVAS_CODEC_CI_REF: &IVAS_CODEC_CI_REF main
 
 include:
   - local: .gitlab-ci/variables.yml