diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index f3cd4d0c5a85e8b5696c0f747aa6fd5c7695c1b3..a26078dcaa55e0b7f85b57bfccd73ec2fc2dfcf3 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,33 +1,41 @@
+# variables in the GitLab CI/CD variables:
+  #   GITLAB_TOKEN to support the semantic-release
+  #   DOCKER_AUTH_CONFIG to support the usage of private docker images as job docker image
+  #   TMPL_RELEASE_ENABLED to enable the semantic-release job
+  #   TBC_NAMESPACE: smartdatalab/public/ci-cd-components
+
 include:
-  - component: git.code.tecnalia.com/smartdatalab/public/ci-cd-components/gitlab-ci/extract@master
+  - component: $CI_SERVER_FQDN/$TBC_NAMESPACE/gitlab-ci/extract@master
     inputs:
       extract-script-job-tags: ["docker"]
-  - component: git.code.tecnalia.com/smartdatalab/public/ci-cd-components/gitlab-ci/validation@master
+  - component: $CI_SERVER_FQDN/$TBC_NAMESPACE/gitlab-ci/validation@master
     inputs:
       check-links-job-tags: ["docker"]
       tbc-check-job-tags: ["docker"]
       tbc-check-image: cicd-docker-dev.artifact.tecnalia.com/tbc-check:master
       gitlab-ci-lint-job-tags: ["docker"]
-  - component: git.code.tecnalia.com/smartdatalab/public/ci-cd-components/kicker/validation@master
+  - component: $CI_SERVER_FQDN/$TBC_NAMESPACE/kicker/validation@master
     inputs:
       kicker-validation-job-tags: ["docker"]
       schema-base-url: "https://git.code.tecnalia.com/api/v4/projects/smartdatalab%2Fpublic%2Fci-cd-components%2Fkicker/repository/files"
-  - component: git.code.tecnalia.com/smartdatalab/public/ci-cd-components/bash/gitlab-ci-bash@master
+      yajsv-image: "cicd-docker-dev.artifact.tecnalia.com/yajsv:latest"
+  - component: $CI_SERVER_FQDN/$TBC_NAMESPACE/bash/gitlab-ci-bash@master
     inputs:
       bash-shellcheck-job-tags: ["docker"]
-  - component: git.code.tecnalia.com/smartdatalab/public/ci-cd-components/semantic-release/gitlab-ci-semrel@master
+  - component: $CI_SERVER_FQDN/$TBC_NAMESPACE/semantic-release/gitlab-ci-semrel@master
     inputs:
       semantic-release-job-tags: ["docker"]
-
-stages:
-  - build
-  - publish
+      shellcheck-files: "*.sh"
 
 variables:
   GITLAB_CI_FILES: "templates/gitlab-ci-gitleaks.yml"
   BASH_SHELLCHECK_FILES: "*.sh"
   GIT_STRATEGY: clone
 
+stages:
+  - build
+  - publish
+
 semantic-release:
   rules:
     # on production branch(es): auto if SEMREL_AUTO_RELEASE_ENABLED
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c5f77a3a0bdf66eca8bad84faeb155a6c7138f52..968fcba4372afc125824260000e752a12213dfd1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,10 +1,3 @@
-## [2.5.2](https://git.code.tecnalia.com/smartdatalab/public/ci-cd-components/gitleaks/compare/2.5.1...2.5.2) (2024-05-20)
-
-
-### Bug Fixes
-
-* **workflow:** disable MR pipeline from prod & integ branches ([3d43c7f](https://git.code.tecnalia.com/smartdatalab/public/ci-cd-components/gitleaks/commit/3d43c7f96d6e623bf20df17f0302b2dbe22b6fa2))
-
 ## [2.5.2](https://gitlab.com/to-be-continuous/gitleaks/compare/2.5.1...2.5.2) (2024-05-05)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c8e5dce74d760e25eea79b49e7fc1f710b60ebc0..95630063cb3477bd87d407af5871f289e220c2c7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,17 +9,17 @@ When run on other branches, Gitleaks will run a quick analysis on the current br
 
 ## Usage
 
-This template can be used both as a [CI/CD component](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci/components/#use-a-component-in-a-cicd-configuration) 
+This template can be used both as a [CI/CD component](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci/components/#use-a-component) 
 or using the legacy [`include:project`](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci/yaml/index.html#includeproject) syntax.
 
 ### Use as a CI/CD component
 
-Add the following to your `gitlab-ci.yml`:
+Add the following to your `.gitlab-ci.yml`:
 
 ```yaml
 include:
   # 1: include the component
-  - component: gitlab.com/to-be-continuous/gitleaks/gitlab-ci-gitleaks@2.5.2
+  - component: $CI_SERVER_FQDN/to-be-continuous/gitleaks/gitlab-ci-gitleaks@2.6.0
     # 2: set/override component inputs
     inputs:
       args: "--no-banner" # ⚠ this is only an example
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@ include:
 
 ### Use as a CI/CD template (legacy)
 
-Add the following to your `gitlab-ci.yml`:
+Add the following to your `.gitlab-ci.yml`:
 
 ```yaml
 include:
   # 1: include the template
   - project: 'to-be-continuous/gitleaks'
-    ref: '2.5.2'
+    ref: '2.6.0'
     file: '/templates/gitlab-ci-gitleaks.yml'
 
 variables:
diff --git a/kicker.json b/kicker.json
index 12077a9863de5e59210e6a4b6c2314de38ee05f4..384280c2c3d330dca6208a66e09d1a1dd0a3bb33 100644
--- a/kicker.json
+++ b/kicker.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     {
       "name": "GITLEAKS_ARGS",
       "description": "[Options](https://github.com/zricethezav/gitleaks/wiki/Options) for a full Gitleaks analysis (on master or develop branches)",
-      "default": "--verbose",
+      "default": "--verbose --redact",
       "advanced": true
     },
     {
diff --git a/templates/gitlab-ci-gitleaks.yml b/templates/gitlab-ci-gitleaks.yml
index 15abf84e12c30aad272422e624c6627bf8ab9419..0ccd5c59eed4c7b3bdf02acc787f3134c74c556e 100644
--- a/templates/gitlab-ci-gitleaks.yml
+++ b/templates/gitlab-ci-gitleaks.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ spec:
       default: ''
     args:
       description: '[Options](https://github.com/zricethezav/gitleaks/wiki/Options) for a full Gitleaks analysis (on master or develop branches)'
-      default: '--verbose'
+      default: '--verbose --redact'
     gitleaks-job-tags:
       description: tags to filter applicable runners for Sonar job
       default: []
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ gitleaks:
     entrypoint: [""]
   services:
     - name: "$TBC_TRACKING_IMAGE"
-      command: ["--service", "gitleaks", "2.5.2"]
+      command: ["--service", "gitleaks", "2.6.0"]
   stage: test
   needs: []
   variables: