diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 140f9c9ef8d3f549dc045017430cd18aa925d758..1795c712f59e76c66787764ea2a0379bdbcd5afb 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -12,17 +12,18 @@ stages:
     # - docs
 
 # core packages
-
 bob/bob:
     stage: core
     trigger:
         project: bob/bob
+        branch: master
         strategy: depend
 
 bob/bob.io.base:
     stage: core
     trigger:
         project: bob/bob.io.base
+        branch: master
         strategy: depend
     needs: ['bob/bob']
 
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ bob/core:
     stage: core
     trigger:
         project: $PROJECT
+        branch: master
         strategy: depend
     needs: ['bob/bob.io.base']
 
@@ -41,6 +43,7 @@ bob/bob.bio.base:
     stage: bio
     trigger:
         project: bob/bob.bio.base
+        branch: master
         strategy: depend
     needs: ['bob/core']
 
@@ -51,14 +54,15 @@ bob/bob.bio:
     stage: bio
     trigger:
         project: $PROJECT
+        branch: master
         strategy: depend
-
     needs: ['bob/bob.bio.base']
 
 bob/bob.bio.video:
     stage: bio
     trigger:
         project: bob/bob.bio.video
+        branch: master
         strategy: depend
     needs: ['bob/bob.bio']
 
@@ -67,24 +71,24 @@ bob/bob.pad.base:
     stage: pad
     trigger:
         project: bob/bob.pad.base
+        branch: master
         strategy: depend
-
     needs: ['bob/bob.bio.base']
 
 bob/bob.pad.face:
     stage: pad
     trigger:
         project: bob/bob.pad.face
+        branch: master
         strategy: depend
-
     needs: ['bob/bob.pad.base', 'bob/bob.bio.video']
 
 bob/bob.fusion.base:
     stage: fusion
     trigger:
         project: bob/bob.fusion.base
+        branch: master
         strategy: depend
-
     needs: ['bob/bob.bio.base', 'bob/bob.pad.base']
 
 # docs