diff --git a/templates/gitlab-ci-docker.yml b/templates/gitlab-ci-docker.yml
index a96dd1648d48c5639acdbbb51fb53807cb40a2c0..3bd7401c5ca2890e42c6d5945aa7bb9a7aafa40b 100644
--- a/templates/gitlab-ci-docker.yml
+++ b/templates/gitlab-ci-docker.yml
@@ -187,28 +187,36 @@ spec:
       default: --override-default-catalogers rpm-db-cataloger,alpm-db-cataloger,apk-db-cataloger,dpkg-db-cataloger,portage-cataloger
     hadolint-job-tags:
       description: tags to filter applicable runners for hadolint job
-      default: "[]"
+      type: array
+      default: []
     kaniko-build-job-tags:
       description: tags to filter applicable runners for kaniko build job
-      default: "[]"
+      type: array
+      default: []
     dind-build-job-tags:
       description: tags to filter applicable runners for dind build job
-      default: "[]"
+      type: array
+      default: []
     buildah-build-job-tags:
       description: tags to filter applicable runners for buildah build job
-      default: "[]"
+      type: array
+      default: []
     healthcheck-job-tags:
       description: tags to filter applicable runners for healthcheck job
-      default: "[]"
+      type: array
+      default: []
     trivy-job-tags:
       description: tags to filter applicable runners for trivy job
-      default: "[]"
+      type: array
+      default: []
     sbom-job-tags:
       description: tags to filter applicable runners for sbom job
-      default: "[]"
+      type: array
+      default: []
     publish-job-tags:
       description: tags to filter applicable runners for publish job
-      default: "[]"
+      type: array
+      default: []
 
 ---
 # default workflow rules: Merge Request pipelines