diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 81e3d0a3d601d6dbf451343a34f97d208cd5e424..5f328b25255370c77e997c128073ec00d836dd73 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 kiene/cleanup
   # 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