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@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Add the following to your `.gitlab-ci.yml`:
 ```yaml
 include:
   # 1: include the component
-  - component: gitlab.com/to-be-continuous/semantic-release/gitlab-ci-semrel@3.11.2
+  - component: $CI_SERVER_FQDN/to-be-continuous/semantic-release/gitlab-ci-semrel@3.11.2
     # 2: set/override component inputs
     inputs:
       changelog-enabled: true # ⚠ this is only an example
@@ -379,9 +379,9 @@ With:
 ```yaml
 include:
   # main template
-  - component: gitlab.com/to-be-continuous/semantic-release/gitlab-ci-semrel@3.11.2
+  - component: $CI_SERVER_FQDN/to-be-continuous/semantic-release/gitlab-ci-semrel@3.11.2
   # Vault variant
-  - component: gitlab.com/to-be-continuous/semantic-release/gitlab-ci-semrel-vault@3.11.2
+  - component: $CI_SERVER_FQDN/to-be-continuous/semantic-release/gitlab-ci-semrel-vault@3.11.2
     inputs:
       vault-base-url: "https://vault.acme.host/v1"
       # audience claim for JWT