diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 93d77386ff2b53032f5171485c8c33fa6e81c9ff..c892c591bb54f3f5d36b2f36e1635b3a6e8b9fa9 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 main
+  IVAS_CODEC_CI_REF: &IVAS_CODEC_CI_REF switch-basop-reference-to-ivas-codec-repo
 
 include:
   - project: ivas-codec-pc/ivas-codec-ci