diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9099e3fc4a54fd5b737bb717469ff94c8427954b..6a8c4797486ea99aff06385fe7ad6083f445262e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ The Renovate template uses some global configuration used throughout all jobs.
 | Input / Variable | Description                                                                     | Default value     |
 |------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
 | `image` / `RENOVATE_IMAGE` | The Docker image used to run Renovate                                           | `registry.hub.docker.com/renovate/renovate:latest` |
+| `platform` / `RENOVATE_PLATFORM` | The Platform type of repository [See doc](https://docs.renovatebot.com/self-hosted-configuration/#platform)  | `gitlab` |
 | :lock: `RENOVATE_TOKEN`| A GitLab access token to allow Renovate crawl your projects. [See doc](https://docs.renovatebot.com/modules/platform/gitlab/#authentication) | _none_ |
 | :lock: `GITHUB_COM_TOKEN`| A GitHub access token to allow Renovate fetch changelogs. [See doc](https://docs.renovatebot.com/getting-started/running/#githubcom-token-for-changelogs) | _none_ |
 
@@ -47,8 +48,8 @@ will be in charge of crawling all your other projects.
 Upon including the template, carefuly follow [Renovate's documentation](https://docs.renovatebot.com/) to
 configure the bot accordingly. Pay attention to the following:
 
-* Remember to set the [platform](https://docs.renovatebot.com/self-hosted-configuration/#platform) parameter
-  to `gitlab` in your configuration.
+* ~~Remember to set the [platform](https://docs.renovatebot.com/self-hosted-configuration/#platform) parameter
+  to `gitlab` in your configuration.~~
 * [GitLab platform integration](https://docs.renovatebot.com/modules/platform/gitlab/) requires that you
   declare a `RENOVATE_TOKEN` variable with an access token.
 * You'll also probaly need to declare a `GITHUB_COM_TOKEN` variable, holding a GitHub access token
diff --git a/kicker.json b/kicker.json
index 2442ccf178681017977c1bf396f3dd3bca5c7390..9676a4b7021d8158aae418a3214d002857e0bca2 100644
--- a/kicker.json
+++ b/kicker.json
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@
       "name": "GITHUB_COM_TOKEN",
       "description": "A GitHub access token to allow Renovate fetch changelogs. [See doc](https://docs.renovatebot.com/getting-started/running/#githubcom-token-for-changelogs)",
       "secret": true
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "RENOVATE_PLATFORM",
+      "description": "The Platform type of repository",
+      "default": "gitlab"
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/templates/gitlab-ci-renovate.yml b/templates/gitlab-ci-renovate.yml
index 9e70df771b3097ff3acc90410f90b638b84930c4..e730a563a5caf714bf48abf4f04eee80ec18b5db 100644
--- a/templates/gitlab-ci-renovate.yml
+++ b/templates/gitlab-ci-renovate.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ spec:
     image:
       description: The Docker image used to run Renovate
       default: registry.hub.docker.com/renovate/renovate:latest
+    platform:
+      description: The Platform type of repository
+      default: gitlab
 ---
 workflow:
   rules:
@@ -47,6 +50,7 @@ variables:
   TBC_TRACKING_IMAGE: registry.gitlab.com/to-be-continuous/tools/tracking:master
 
   RENOVATE_IMAGE: $[[ inputs.image ]]
+  RENOVATE_PLATFORM: $[[ inputs.platform ]]
 
   # those are native Renovate configuration variables
   # see: https://docs.renovatebot.com/self-hosted-configuration