diff --git a/templates/gitlab-ci-docker.yml b/templates/gitlab-ci-docker.yml
index 1eacb945d5963db3b9d85a957be85cba303a40b1..a96dd1648d48c5639acdbbb51fb53807cb40a2c0 100644
--- a/templates/gitlab-ci-docker.yml
+++ b/templates/gitlab-ci-docker.yml
@@ -187,28 +187,28 @@ 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: []
+      default: "[]"
     kaniko-build-job-tags:
       description: tags to filter applicable runners for kaniko build job
-      default: []
+      default: "[]"
     dind-build-job-tags:
       description: tags to filter applicable runners for dind build job
-      default: []
+      default: "[]"
     buildah-build-job-tags:
       description: tags to filter applicable runners for buildah build job
-      default: []
+      default: "[]"
     healthcheck-job-tags:
       description: tags to filter applicable runners for healthcheck job
-      default: []
+      default: "[]"
     trivy-job-tags:
       description: tags to filter applicable runners for trivy job
-      default: []
+      default: "[]"
     sbom-job-tags:
       description: tags to filter applicable runners for sbom job
-      default: []
+      default: "[]"
     publish-job-tags:
       description: tags to filter applicable runners for publish job
-      default: []
+      default: "[]"
 
 ---
 # default workflow rules: Merge Request pipelines