diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 3f84bc99fb90bf5910a3e37bd0986770bbac48c3..512ce38669d86b2b26498247e7f33ea6d617839d 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 cleanup-ivas-float-update-remains
   # If you need to set some config variable only in a local branch, then add an overwrite here
   # One example is DISABLE_HRTF - this will be set on a branch which is about to be merged and will be removed in a subsequent second MR
   # this is more easily done directly here in the child repo