diff --git a/.gitlab/README.md.template b/.gitlab/README.md.template
index 3a3ec03461a26f9cce8f6ad9ee582610495de6c2..256d2cf16c91b6290cc22a81c66f21d3acb341ce 100644
--- a/.gitlab/README.md.template
+++ b/.gitlab/README.md.template
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ together with an OpenTofu version.
 > The usage examples use `<...>` pattern for placeholders that you must replace with your desired values.
 
 ```yaml
+include:
+  - component: $CI_SERVER_FQDN/components/opentofu/full-pipeline@<VERSION>
+
+stages: [validate, test, build, deploy, cleanup]
+
+---
+
+# ... or with explicit OpenTofu version
 include:
   - component: $CI_SERVER_FQDN/components/opentofu/full-pipeline@<VERSION>
     inputs:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b18132537a6d814a432e87e97d4de8420d58e016..9ad6f925d912fbc237d06c087ef0ff513933b87d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -28,6 +28,14 @@ together with an OpenTofu version.
 > The usage examples use `<...>` pattern for placeholders that you must replace with your desired values.
 
 ```yaml
+include:
+  - component: $CI_SERVER_FQDN/components/opentofu/full-pipeline@<VERSION>
+
+stages: [validate, test, build, deploy, cleanup]
+
+---
+
+# ... or with explicit OpenTofu version
 include:
   - component: $CI_SERVER_FQDN/components/opentofu/full-pipeline@<VERSION>
     inputs: