diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index d66644b4..777a5189 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -510,8 +510,12 @@ wayland-web:
   image: $BUILDAH_IMAGE
   stage: deploy
   script:
+    # Requirements:
+    # - variable WAYLAND_WEB_TOKEN defined as type File in libinput's CI/CD settings
+    # - content of that file is the token value, as generated by the Pipeline Triggers
+    #   of the wayland.freedesktop.org project.
     - curl --request POST
-           --form "token=$WAYLAND_WEB_TOKEN"
+           --form "token=<$WAYLAND_WEB_TOKEN"
            --form ref=master
            https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/api/v4/projects/wayland${SLASH}wayland${DOT}freedesktop${DOT}org/trigger/pipeline
   only: