diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index c53c0e354827a3d5207d0b38232dd3467ce02486..140f9c9ef8d3f549dc045017430cd18aa925d758 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -12,22 +12,17 @@ stages:
     # - docs
 
 # core packages
+
 bob/bob:
     stage: core
     trigger:
-        include:
-            - project: bob/bob
-              ref: develop
-              file: '.gitlab-ci.yml'
+        project: bob/bob
         strategy: depend
 
 bob/bob.io.base:
     stage: core
     trigger:
-        include:
-            - project: bob/bob.io.base
-              ref: develop
-              file: '.gitlab-ci.yml'
+        project: bob/bob.io.base
         strategy: depend
     needs: ['bob/bob']
 
@@ -37,10 +32,7 @@ bob/core:
             - PROJECT: ["bob/bob.measure", "bob/bob.learn.em", "bob/bob.pipelines"]
     stage: core
     trigger:
-        include:
-            - project: $PROJECT
-              ref: develop
-              file: '.gitlab-ci.yml'
+        project: $PROJECT
         strategy: depend
     needs: ['bob/bob.io.base']
 
@@ -48,10 +40,7 @@ bob/core:
 bob/bob.bio.base:
     stage: bio
     trigger:
-        include:
-            - project: bob/bob.bio.base
-              ref: develop
-              file: '.gitlab-ci.yml'
+        project: bob/bob.bio.base
         strategy: depend
     needs: ['bob/core']
 
@@ -61,20 +50,15 @@ bob/bob.bio:
             - PROJECT: ["bob/bob.bio.face", "bob/bob.bio.vein", "bob/bob.bio.spear"]
     stage: bio
     trigger:
-        include:
-            - project: $PROJECT
-              ref: develop
-              file: '.gitlab-ci.yml'
+        project: $PROJECT
         strategy: depend
+
     needs: ['bob/bob.bio.base']
 
 bob/bob.bio.video:
     stage: bio
     trigger:
-        include:
-            - project: bob/bob.bio.video
-              ref: develop
-              file: '.gitlab-ci.yml'
+        project: bob/bob.bio.video
         strategy: depend
     needs: ['bob/bob.bio']
 
@@ -82,31 +66,25 @@ bob/bob.bio.video:
 bob/bob.pad.base:
     stage: pad
     trigger:
-        include:
-            - project: bob/bob.pad.base
-              ref: develop
-              file: '.gitlab-ci.yml'
+        project: bob/bob.pad.base
         strategy: depend
+
     needs: ['bob/bob.bio.base']
 
 bob/bob.pad.face:
     stage: pad
     trigger:
-        include:
-            - project: bob/bob.pad.face
-              ref: develop
-              file: '.gitlab-ci.yml'
+        project: bob/bob.pad.face
         strategy: depend
+
     needs: ['bob/bob.pad.base', 'bob/bob.bio.video']
 
 bob/bob.fusion.base:
     stage: fusion
     trigger:
-        include:
-            - project: bob/bob.fusion.base
-              ref: develop
-              file: '.gitlab-ci.yml'
+        project: bob/bob.fusion.base
         strategy: depend
+
     needs: ['bob/bob.bio.base', 'bob/bob.pad.base']
 
 # docs