diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 0814c36c4b5afd640a92917deb3dc621b240e33f..788a136f3cb24bc2320f058ebd574a2360198bab 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ include:
     file: '/templates/validation.yml'
   - local: 'templates/gitlab-ci-bash.yml'
   - project: 'to-be-continuous/semantic-release'
-    ref: '3.7'
+    ref: '3.8'
     file: '/templates/gitlab-ci-semrel.yml'  
 
 stages: