diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 78f7d6009d5951e3830f0e0840a8cb134551b6ae..a708881c82b4dcdaf973f745697bca476829b7f3 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ workflow:
     - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "acadia"'
     - if: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG'
 
+variables:
+  BEAMLINE_CONFIG_VERSION: v0.5.2
+
 default:
   before_script:
     - source .local/bin/env.sh