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+# You can override the included template(s) by including variable overrides
+# SAST customization: https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/application_security/sast/#customizing-the-sast-settings
+# Secret Detection customization: https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/application_security/secret_detection/#customizing-settings
+# Dependency Scanning customization: https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/application_security/dependency_scanning/#customizing-the-dependency-scanning-settings
+# Note that environment variables can be set in several places
+# See https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci/variables/#cicd-variable-precedence
+include:
+  - project: 'eclipsefdn/it/releng/gitlab-runner-service/gitlab-ci-templates'
+    file: 'pipeline-autodevops.gitlab-ci.yml'