diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index b93061941c62003c25b94a9002278a5a1db89be7..6d9128027cfbd4ee58bf2c6c7d11854c3b6b8fe4 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 f5e61349c22ededcdfe1cc54e533dea477f2d003
+  IVAS_CODEC_CI_REF: &IVAS_CODEC_CI_REF 44cb5638949b874ce0f5c3bf4359f9db860d88bc
 
 include:
   - local: .gitlab-ci/variables.yml