diff --git a/templates/gitlab-ci-maven-jib.yml b/templates/gitlab-ci-maven-jib.yml
index 97b921c6c4bad85c35affcdb917fc78828b3d743..7e0875a2d16d00543032663b67bc0976d60a802d 100644
--- a/templates/gitlab-ci-maven-jib.yml
+++ b/templates/gitlab-ci-maven-jib.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ mvn-build:
   extends: .mvn-base
   script:
     # initialize Docker auth config
-    - *mvn-jib-scripts
+    - !reference [.mvn-jib-scripts]
     # build and push snapshot container
     - >- 
       mvn ${TRACE+-X} $MAVEN_CLI_OPTS $mvn_settings_opt $java_proxy_args verify 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ mvn-sbom:
   dependencies: []
   script:
     # initialize Docker auth config
-    - *mvn-jib-scripts
+    - !reference [.mvn-jib-scripts]
     - mkdir -p -m 777 reports
     - /syft packages $MAVEN_JIB_SNAPSHOT_IMAGE $MAVEN_SBOM_OPTS -o cyclonedx-json=reports/mvn-sbom-${jib_digest}.cyclonedx.json
     - chmod a+r reports/mvn-sbom-${jib_digest}.cyclonedx.json
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ mvn-deploy-release:
     GIT_STRATEGY: none
   script:
     # initialize Docker auth config
-    - *mvn-jib-scripts
+    - !reference [.mvn-jib-scripts]
     - |
       if [[ "${SEMREL_INFO_ON}" && "${MVN_SEMREL_RELEASE_DISABLED}" != "true" ]]
       then
diff --git a/templates/gitlab-ci-maven.yml b/templates/gitlab-ci-maven.yml
index b0682696af4eedfeb8063063228cf5eef08d1f26..59026d2e9f0ebc6df537280e86a0e6cc1a41fa28 100644
--- a/templates/gitlab-ci-maven.yml
+++ b/templates/gitlab-ci-maven.yml
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ stages:
     - name: "$TBC_TRACKING_IMAGE"
       command: ["--service", "maven", "3.7.1" ]
   before_script:
-    - *mvn-scripts
+    - !reference [.mvn-scripts]
     - install_ca_certs "${CUSTOM_CA_CERTS:-$DEFAULT_CA_CERTS}"
     - eval_java_proxy_args
     - eval_mvn_settings_opt