diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 25b54f08fe6e97ca6abfd83e02af323df0fc10b4..e35f05e0c7ec0c21f91b1b098d7ee3129be7cfa3 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -34,33 +34,43 @@ variables:
 include:
   - project: "osdu/platform/ci-cd-pipelines"
     file: "standard-setup.yml"
+    ref: release/0.28
 
   - project: "osdu/platform/ci-cd-pipelines"
     file: "build/maven.yml"
+    ref: release/0.28
 
   - project: "osdu/platform/ci-cd-pipelines"
     file: "scanners/fossa-maven.yml"
+    ref: release/0.28
 
   - project: "osdu/platform/ci-cd-pipelines"
     file: "scanners/gitlab-ultimate.yml"
+    ref: release/0.28
 
   - project: "osdu/platform/ci-cd-pipelines"
     file: "cloud-providers/aws-global.yml"
+    ref: release/0.28
 
   - project: "osdu/platform/ci-cd-pipelines"
     file: "cloud-providers/aws-maven.yml"
+    ref: release/0.28
 
   - project: "osdu/platform/ci-cd-pipelines"
     file: "cloud-providers/azure.yml"
+    ref: release/0.28
 
   - project: "osdu/platform/ci-cd-pipelines"
     file: "cloud-providers/ibm.yml"
+    ref: release/0.28
 
   - project: "osdu/platform/ci-cd-pipelines"
     file: "cloud-providers/gc-global.yml"
+    ref: release/0.28
 
   - project: "osdu/platform/ci-cd-pipelines"
     file: "cloud-providers/core-global.yml"
+    ref: release/0.28
 
   - local: "devops/gc/pipeline/override-stages.yml"
   - local: "devops/aws/pipeline/override-stages.yml"
@@ -92,4 +102,4 @@ download_plugins:
 
 aws-test-java:
   image: $CI_REGISTRY/osdu/platform/deployment-and-operations/base-containers-aws/aws-maven/aws-maven:v2.1
-  tags: ["aws-internal-test-ubuntu22.04"]
+  tags: [ "aws-internal-test-ubuntu22.04" ]