diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 8633d7cc5f14b9e5db402d57e238ee77779d25f3..b174f2fd80c55fe07833976afddc70cda08a0eed 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include:
     ref: '2.0.1'
     file: 'templates/gitlab-ci-bash.yml'
   - project: 'to-be-continuous/semantic-release'
-    ref: '2.2.0'
+    ref: '2.2.1'
     file: '/templates/gitlab-ci-semrel.yml'    
 
 stages: