diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 9ba00db37309527d2c33dca626eed44c1e8bb7db..2c3f4c9516dac719935505a7b29167531484b5d5 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -162,10 +162,11 @@ update_docs:
   only:
     - docker-images
     - rework-image-matrix-and-export
-  needs: ["publish_listing"]
+  needs: []
   trigger:
-    project: hub/shiny-k8s
-    branch: docs
+    include:
+      - local: .gitlab-ci.yml
+        ref: docs