Fix memory leak in CI config includes entry

What does this MR do and why?

This merge request attempts to fix a memory / objects leak related to using includes: keyword in CI configuration. The leak has been introduced in 30791a36 a couple of years ago.

Investigation MR with profiler / benchmarks and some insights: !122437 (closed)

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