diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 408a2afb7863eca5c4b9b44c7ff5787e961d833e..b4920ceb5931dc44cbef8dc06b9b566c7e61347d 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 image: eicweb.phy.anl.gov:4567/containers/eic_container/jug_xl:master
 
+variables:
+  BEAMLINE: "ip8"
+  BEAMLINE_VERSION: "main"
+  DETECTOR: "DII"
+  DETECTOR_VERSION: "main"
+
 workflow:
   rules:
     - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event"'