diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 7cb5abc..1734aa5 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 image: $CI_DEPENDENCY_PROXY_GROUP_IMAGE_PREFIX/python:3.10
 
 variables:
-  BEC_CORE_BRANCH: "main"
+  BEC_CORE_BRANCH:
+    description: bec branch
+    value: main
   CHILD_PIPELINE_BRANCH: $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH
 
 workflow: