diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 9b89b82e1bbd0d09e9ac71e1e4715085da98c146..1d8cf18beb3dab639652150bf23e968ffa519d02 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -32,3 +32,7 @@ check-formatting:
       - apply-formatting.patch
     when: on_failure
     expire_in: 1 week
+
+include:
+  - project: 'lhcb-rta/reference-update-bot'
+    file: 'templates/ref-bot-ci-trigger-template.yml'