diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 15ab6b6..5959c15 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 include:
   - project: "Gitlab/gitlab"
-    ref: 0.2.3
+    ref: 0.2.6
     file: "/ci-templates/research/python_pkg_venv_test_build_release_gitlab-ci.yml"
 
 run-tests: