diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 39a8e8651a3666e7c073110bdf1dbe2b7bbd5fd3..f66e07437ecf8b20dab0e2f4a1da188bcc606e41 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -85,19 +85,25 @@ If no configuration is found, the template will generate one with the following
 
 As specified in the previous chapter, these variables are only used to generated a `.releaserc` when no configuration is found in the repository.
 
-| Input / Variable                                       | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Default value                                                                                                                         |
-| ------------------------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| `changelog-enabled` / `SEMREL_CHANGELOG_ENABLED`       | Add the [@semantic-release/changelog](https://github.com/semantic-release/changelog) plugin which will commit a changelog file in the repository if set to `true`.                                                                  | _none_                                                                                                                                |
-| `changelog-file` / `SEMREL_CHANGELOG_FILE`             | [changelogFile @semantic-release/changelog option](https://github.com/semantic-release/changelog#options).                                                                                                                          | _none_ (use the plugin default value which is `CHANGELOG.md`).                                                                        |
-| `changelog-title` / `SEMREL_CHANGELOG_TITLE`           | [changelogTitle @semantic-release/changelog option](https://github.com/semantic-release/changelog#options). You might want to use markdown format (for example `# MyApp Changelog`).                                                | _none_                                                                                                                                |
-| `dry-run` / `SEMREL_DRY_RUN`                           | Activate the [dryRun semantic-release option](https://github.com/semantic-release/semantic-release/blob/master/docs/usage/configuration.md#dryrun) if present.                                                                      | _none_                                                                                                                                |
-| `extra-args` / `SEMREL_EXTRA_ARGS`                     | [Extra options](https://semantic-release.gitbook.io/semantic-release/usage/configuration#options) to pass to semantic-release.                                                                                                                                                                                   | _none_                                                                                                                                |
-| `auto-release-enabled` / `SEMREL_AUTO_RELEASE_ENABLED` | When set to `true` the job start automatically. When not set (default), the job is manual.                                                                                                                                          | _none_                                                                                                                                |
-| `branches-ref` / `SEMREL_BRANCHES_REF`                 | Regular expression pattern matching branches from which releases should happen (should match your [semantic-release configuration](https://semantic-release.gitbook.io/semantic-release/usage/configuration#branches))              | `/^(master\|main)$/` |
-| `tag-format` / `SEMREL_TAG_FORMAT`                     | [tagFormat semantic-release option](https://github.com/semantic-release/semantic-release/blob/master/docs/usage/configuration.md#tagformat). :warning: don't forget to double the `$` character so it is not interpreted by GitLab. | `$${version}`                                                                                                                         |
-| `hooks-dir` / `SEMREL_HOOKS_DIR`                       | [Hook scripts](#hook_scripts) folder.                                                                                                                                                                                               | `.`                                                                                                                                   |
-| `commit-message` / `SEMREL_COMMIT_MESSAGE`             | Add a custom commit message based on [semantic-release/git option](https://github.com/semantic-release/git#message).                                                                                                                | _none_ (uses semantic-release default commit message)                                                                                 |
-| `release-disabled` / `SEMREL_RELEASE_DISABLED`         | Disable this job.                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | _none_                                                                                                                                |
+| Input / Variable                                                           | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Default value                                                                                                                         |
+| -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| `changelog-enabled` / `SEMREL_CHANGELOG_ENABLED`                           | Add the [@semantic-release/changelog](https://github.com/semantic-release/changelog) plugin which will commit a changelog file in the repository if set to `true`.                                                                  | _none_                                                                                                                                |
+| `changelog-file` / `SEMREL_CHANGELOG_FILE`                                 | [changelogFile @semantic-release/changelog option](https://github.com/semantic-release/changelog#options).                                                                                                                          | _none_ (use the plugin default value which is `CHANGELOG.md`).                                                                        |
+| `changelog-title` / `SEMREL_CHANGELOG_TITLE`                               | [changelogTitle @semantic-release/changelog option](https://github.com/semantic-release/changelog#options). You might want to use markdown format (for example `# MyApp Changelog`).                                                | _none_                                                                                                                                |
+| `dry-run` / `SEMREL_DRY_RUN`                                               | Activate the [dryRun semantic-release option](https://github.com/semantic-release/semantic-release/blob/master/docs/usage/configuration.md#dryrun) if present.                                                                      | _none_                                                                                                                                |
+| `extra-args` / `SEMREL_EXTRA_ARGS`                                         | [Extra options](https://semantic-release.gitbook.io/semantic-release/usage/configuration#options) to pass to semantic-release.                                                                                                      | _none_                                                                                                                                |
+| `auto-release-enabled` / `SEMREL_AUTO_RELEASE_ENABLED`                     | When set to `true` the job start automatically. When not set (default), the job is manual.                                                                                                                                          | _none_                                                                                                                                |
+| `branches-ref` / `SEMREL_BRANCHES_REF`                                     | Regular expression pattern matching branches from which releases should happen (should match your [semantic-release configuration](https://semantic-release.gitbook.io/semantic-release/usage/configuration#branches))              | `/^(master\|main)$/`                                                                                                                  |
+| `tag-format` / `SEMREL_TAG_FORMAT`                                         | [tagFormat semantic-release option](https://github.com/semantic-release/semantic-release/blob/master/docs/usage/configuration.md#tagformat). :warning: don't forget to double the `$` character so it is not interpreted by GitLab. | `$${version}`                                                                                                                         |
+| `hooks-dir` / `SEMREL_HOOKS_DIR`                                           | [Hook scripts](#hook_scripts) folder.                                                                                                                                                                                               | `.`                                                                                                                                   |
+| `commit-message` / `SEMREL_COMMIT_MESSAGE`                                 | Add a custom commit message based on [semantic-release/git option](https://github.com/semantic-release/git#message).                                                                                                                | _none_ (uses semantic-release default commit message)                                                                                 |
+| `release-disabled` / `SEMREL_RELEASE_DISABLED`                             | Disable this job.                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | _none_                                                                                                                                |
+| `commit-analyzer-plugin` / `SEMREL_COMMIT_ANALYZER_PLUGIN`                 | NPM plugin name for the [commit-analyzer](https://github.com/semantic-release/commit-analyzer#commit-analyzer) plugin                                                                                                               | `@semantic-release/commit-analyzer`                                                                                                   |
+| `release-notes-generator-plugin` / `SEMREL_RELEASE_NOTES_GENERATOR_PLUGIN` | NPM plugin name for the [release-notes-generator](https://github.com/semantic-release/release-notes-generator#release-notes-generator) plugin                                                                                       | `@semantic-release/release-notes-generator`                                                                                           |
+| `gitlab-plugin` / `SEMREL_GITLAB_PLUGIN`                                   | NPM plugin name for the [gitlab](https://github.com/semantic-release/gitlab#semantic-releasegitlab) plugin                                                                                                                          | `@semantic-release/gitlab`                                                                                                            |
+| `changelog-plugin` / `SEMREL_CHANGELOG_PLUGIN`                             | NPM plugin name for the [changelog](https://github.com/semantic-release/changelog#semantic-releasechangelog) plugin                                                                                                                 | `@semantic-release/changelog`                                                                                                         |
+| `git-plugin` / `SEMREL_GIT_PLUGIN`                                         | NPM plugin name for the [git](https://github.com/semantic-release/git#semantic-releasegit) plugin                                                                                                                                   | `@semantic-release/git`                                                                                                               |
+| `exec-plugin` / `SEMREL_EXEC_PLUGIN`                                       | NPM plugin name for the [exec](https://github.com/semantic-release/exec#semantic-releaseexec) plugin                                                                                                                                | `@semantic-release/exec`                                                                                                              |
 
 #### Hook scripts
 
diff --git a/kicker.json b/kicker.json
index ecf477be33158d319d522f2afc1de96a4d3bc3be..79256f5f6147c85fe73ed4eb1c8938d1e9f137af 100644
--- a/kicker.json
+++ b/kicker.json
@@ -117,6 +117,42 @@
           "values": ["angular","codemirror","conventionalcommits","ember","eslint","express","jquery","jshint"],
           "default": "angular",          
           "advanced": true
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "SEMREL_COMMIT_ANALYZER_PLUGIN",
+          "description": "NPM plugin name for the commit-analyzer plugin.",
+          "default": "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer",
+          "advanced": true
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "SEMREL_RELEASE_NOTES_GENERATOR_PLUGIN",
+          "description": "NPM plugin name for the release-notes-generator plugin.",
+          "default": "@semantic-release/release-notes-generator",
+          "advanced": true
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "SEMREL_GITLAB_PLUGIN",
+          "description": "NPM plugin name for the gitlab plugin.",
+          "default": "@semantic-release/gitlab",
+          "advanced": true
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "SEMREL_CHANGELOG_PLUGIN",
+          "description": "NPM plugin name for the changelog plugin.",
+          "default": "@semantic-release/changelog",
+          "advanced": true
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "SEMREL_GIT_PLUGIN",
+          "description": "NPM plugin name for the git plugin.",
+          "default": "@semantic-release/git",
+          "advanced": true
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "SEMREL_EXEC_PLUGIN",
+          "description": "NPM plugin name for the exec plugin.",
+          "default": "@semantic-release/exec",
+          "advanced": true
         }
       ]
     },
diff --git a/templates/gitlab-ci-semrel.yml b/templates/gitlab-ci-semrel.yml
index 051e44e369d9e8c5785159e291b6b9181a92d8ba..4814da0552ce3392c736a5656cac200b2211f95a 100644
--- a/templates/gitlab-ci-semrel.yml
+++ b/templates/gitlab-ci-semrel.yml
@@ -89,6 +89,25 @@ spec:
       - protected
       - all
       default: ''
+    commit-analyzer-plugin:
+      description: The npm plugin name for the commit-analyzer plugin. The default is `@semantic-release/commit-analyzer`
+      default: '@semantic-release/commit-analyzer'
+    release-notes-generator-plugin:
+      description: The npm plugin name for the release-notes-generator plugin. The default is `@semantic-release/release-notes-generator`
+      default: '@semantic-release/release-notes-generator'
+    gitlab-plugin:
+      description: The npm plugin name for the gitlab plugin. The default is `@semantic-release/gitlab`
+      default: '@semantic-release/gitlab'
+    changelog-plugin: 
+      description: The npm plugin name for the changelog plugin. The default is `@semantic-release/changelog`
+      default: '@semantic-release/changelog'
+    git-plugin:
+      description: The npm plugin name for the git plugin. The default is `@semantic-release/git`
+      default: '@semantic-release/git'
+    exec-plugin:
+      description: The npm plugin name for the exec plugin. The default is `@semantic-release/exec`
+      default: '@semantic-release/exec'
+    
 ---
 workflow:
   rules:
@@ -144,6 +163,13 @@ variables:
   SEMREL_INFO_ON: $[[ inputs.info-on ]]
   SEMREL_COMMIT_SPEC: $[[ inputs.commit-spec ]]
 
+  SEMREL_COMMIT_ANALYZER_PLUGIN: $[[ inputs.commit-analyzer-plugin ]]
+  SEMREL_RELEASE_NOTES_GENERATOR_PLUGIN: $[[ inputs.release-notes-generator-plugin ]]
+  SEMREL_GITLAB_PLUGIN: $[[ inputs.gitlab-plugin ]]
+  SEMREL_CHANGELOG_PLUGIN: $[[ inputs.changelog-plugin ]]
+  SEMREL_GIT_PLUGIN: $[[ inputs.git-plugin ]]
+  SEMREL_EXEC_PLUGIN: $[[ inputs.exec-plugin ]]
+
   # default production ref name (pattern)
   PROD_REF: /^(master|main)$/
   SEMREL_BRANCHES_REF: $[[ inputs.branches-ref ]]
@@ -506,11 +532,11 @@ stages:
           echo "tagFormat: '${SEMREL_TAG_FORMAT}'"
           echo ""
           echo "plugins: "
-          echo "  - - '@semantic-release/commit-analyzer'"
+          echo "  - - '${SEMREL_COMMIT_ANALYZER_PLUGIN}'"
           echo "${commitPresetConfig}"
-          echo "  - - '@semantic-release/release-notes-generator'"
+          echo "  - - '${SEMREL_RELEASE_NOTES_GENERATOR_PLUGIN}'"
           echo "${commitPresetConfig}"
-          echo "  - '@semantic-release/gitlab'"
+          echo "  - '${SEMREL_GITLAB_PLUGIN}'"
           echo "${changelogPluginConfig}"
           echo "${execPluginConfig}"
           echo "${gitPluginConfig}"
@@ -583,10 +609,10 @@ stages:
         if [[ -n "${SEMREL_CHANGELOG_TITLE}" ]]; then
           changeLogConfig=$(echo -e "${changeLogConfig:+${changeLogConfig}\n      }changelogTitle: '${SEMREL_CHANGELOG_TITLE}'")
         fi
-        echo "  - - '@semantic-release/changelog'"
+        echo "  - - '${SEMREL_CHANGELOG_PLUGIN}'"
         echo "    - ${changeLogConfig}"
       else
-        echo "  - '@semantic-release/changelog'"
+        echo "  - '${SEMREL_CHANGELOG_PLUGIN}'"
       fi
     else
       echo ""
@@ -597,7 +623,7 @@ stages:
   function generate_git_plugin_conf() {
     # git plugin has default changelog file as asset by default so
     # we need to add it explicitly if the user configured a custom changelogFile
-    echo "  - - '@semantic-release/git'"
+    echo "  - - '${SEMREL_GIT_PLUGIN}'"
     if [[ "${SEMREL_CHANGELOG_ENABLED}" = "true" ]] && [[ -n "${SEMREL_CHANGELOG_FILE}" ]]; then
       echo "    - assets:"
       echo "      - '${SEMREL_CHANGELOG_FILE}'"
@@ -655,7 +681,7 @@ stages:
       tabs="      "
     fi
     if [[ -n "${scriptsConfig}" ]]; then
-      echo "  - - '@semantic-release/exec'"
+      echo "  - - '${SEMREL_EXEC_PLUGIN}'"
       echo "${scriptsConfig}"
     else
       echo ""
@@ -729,9 +755,9 @@ stages:
       echo "# injected (replace your plugins) plugins by the template to generate dotenv"
       echo ""
       echo "plugins:"
-      echo "  - - '@semantic-release/commit-analyzer'"
+      echo "  - - '${SEMREL_COMMIT_ANALYZER_PLUGIN}'"
       echo "${commitPresetConfig}"
-      echo "  - - '@semantic-release/exec'"
+      echo "  - - '${SEMREL_EXEC_PLUGIN}'"
       echo "    - analyzeCommitsCmd: '\"${export_last_version_hook_script}\" \"\${lastRelease.version}\"'"
       echo "      verifyReleaseCmd: '\"${export_next_version_hook_script}\" \"\${nextRelease.version}\" \"\${nextRelease.type}\"'"
       echo ""
@@ -744,7 +770,7 @@ stages:
       cat ".releaserc"
     fi
 
-    npm install --global "semantic-release@${SEMREL_VERSION}" "@semantic-release/exec@${SEMREL_EXEC_VERSION}"
+    npm install --global "semantic-release@${SEMREL_VERSION}" "${SEMREL_EXEC_PLUGIN}@${SEMREL_EXEC_VERSION}"
     semantic-release --dry-run
 
     # Rollback temporary semantic-release configuration