diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index d7e395ed52099705d5710dc9893a8201f65e89ba..451519023cad7a0c0a9ca0b7eeb2e6110fd40536 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ variables:
 # include jobs
 include:
   - project: $PIPELINE_TEMPLATE_PROJECT
-    ref: v1.1.1
+    ref: v1.4.1
     file:
       - gitlab-ci/common_gitlab-ci.yml
       - gitlab-ci/docker-image-base_gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ include:
 changelog:
   variables:
     DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME: utility-image
-  image: $CI_REGISTRY/$CI_PROJECT_PATH/$DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME:$DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG
+  image: $CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE/$DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME:$DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG
   needs:
     - job: Build-Utility-Docker-Image
       optional: true
@@ -65,4 +65,4 @@ changelog:
 release-notes:
   variables:
     DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME: utility-image
-  image: $CI_REGISTRY/$CI_PROJECT_PATH/$DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME:$DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG
+  image: $CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE/$DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME:$DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG
diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/lava-test.yml b/.gitlab/ci/lava-test.yml
index 8ea44280b47f40c43cfafe04a30e884e51fc2ee5..c1d76d713b57bcfe46aa578aa43e2dd8361dbe6c 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/lava-test.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/lava-test.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 .test-preparation:
   extends: .resource-request
   stage: Test
-  image: $CI_REGISTRY/$CI_PROJECT_PATH/$DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME:$DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG
+  image: $CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE/$DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME:$DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG
   variables:
     DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME: lava-test-image
     KUBERNETES_EPHEMERAL_STORAGE_REQUEST: 5Gi