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@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Add the following to your `gitlab-ci.yml`:
 ```yaml
 include:
   # 1: include the component
-  - component: gitlab.com/to-be-continuous/docker/gitlab-ci-docker@5.7.0
+  - component: gitlab.com/to-be-continuous/docker/gitlab-ci-docker@5.8.1
     # 2: set/override component inputs
     inputs:
       build-tool: buildah # ⚠ this is only an example