fix ci-tools ref
update ci-tools refs, the environment variable wouldn't work in the project reference field in the gitlab ci file... so just updated it inline.
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update ci-tools refs, the environment variable wouldn't work in the project reference field in the gitlab ci file... so just updated it inline.