diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index c12df6ac10bcfde34e1a2f5fcb84e53aa25c6819..0ea0b260e50fc128d059a7da5295d7a12ead0836 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ include:
     ref: '3.11'
     file: '/templates/gitlab-ci-semrel.yml'
   - project: 'to-be-continuous/gitleaks'
-    ref: '2.5'
+    ref: '2.6'
     file: '/templates/gitlab-ci-gitleaks.yml'
 
 stages: