diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 0dd2a4aeb10b02148cbb508b994d540e5c1279fa..601f661fcf5d6717a8c5c07027a44dcb9addc463 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 44cb5638949b874ce0f5c3bf4359f9db860d88bc
+  IVAS_CODEC_CI_REF: &IVAS_CODEC_CI_REF b18d2475385b70b0025d996a49b88c344fa4f30c
 
 include:
   - local: .gitlab-ci/variables.yml