diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 6df76ea5774835059d7fa66dd217cf8a4feeb9c7..0c80159f44c6111299a3fd763bcbbb50aaaf5975 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ variables:
   DEFAULT_CAOSDB_TAG: f-grpc
 
   # The defalt branch to use with caosdb-cpplib
-  CPP_DEFAULT_BRANCH: f-extern-c
+  CPP_DEFAULT_BRANCH: dev
   
 stages:
   - info