diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 9f37f50f2a152980d8f250feeabae7e18a9ddb8d..4b075424519c207c99042643b7818acfae898e13 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