diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index da469e91eb6e650745fa90a947ae99d6195d2db5..c90fa3c013d3629c135e240f3bd4fcefd93747e7 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 include:
   - project: 'platform-one/big-bang/pipeline-templates/pipeline-templates'
-    ref: master
+    ref: add-upgrades
     file: '/templates/package-tests.yml' 
-variables:
-  PIPELINE_REPO_BRANCH: "add-upgrades"