diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index b3e190bd..5e7b1798 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ before_script:
   - export VERSION=$(cat VERSION)
   - export CI_REGISTRY=${CI_REGISTRY:-hub.docker.com}
   - export CI_REGISTRY_USER=${CI_REGISTRY_USER:-gitlab-ci-token}
-  - export CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD=${CI_REGISTRY_PASS:-${CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD:-${CI_JOB_TOKEN}}}
+  - export CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD=${CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD:-${CI_JOB_TOKEN}}
   - export DOCKER_IMAGE=${DOCKER_IMAGE:-${CI_REGISTRY}/${CI_PROJECT_PATH}}
   - |
     if [ "${DOCKER_IMAGE}" = "/" ]; then
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ docker:build:branches:
   except:
     - master
   script:
-    - docker login -u ${CI_REGISTRY_USER} -p ${CI_REGISTRY_PASS} ${CI_REGISTRY}
+    - docker login -u ${CI_REGISTRY_USER} -p ${CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD} ${CI_REGISTRY}
     - docker build
       --pull
       --cache-from=${DOCKER_IMAGE}:${CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG}
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ docker:build:release:
   only:
     - tags
   script:
-    - docker login -u ${CI_REGISTRY_USER} -p ${CI_REGISTRY_PASS} ${CI_REGISTRY}
+    - docker login -u ${CI_REGISTRY_USER} -p ${CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD} ${CI_REGISTRY}
     - docker build
       --pull
       --cache-from=${DOCKER_IMAGE}:${VERSION}
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index d180caab..dbb5cdb4 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -9,5 +9,4 @@ Overrides for these values can be set within the project, under `Settings` -> `C
 | `CI_REGISTRY`          | `hub.docker.com`   | If available this will be automatically overriden by registry address which is configured within the GitLab instance                                                                                                     |
 | `CI_REGISTRY_USER`     | `gitlab-ci-token`  | Username for the registry                                                                                                                                                                                                |
 | `CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD` | `${CI_JOB_TOKEN}`  | Password for the registry                                                                                                                                                                                                |
-| `CI_REGISTRY_PASS`     | `${CI_JOB_TOKEN}`  | DEPRECATED: Use `CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD`                                                                                                                                                                                   |
 | `DOCKER_IMAGE`         | `sameersbn/gitlab` | Docker image name, will be automatically be overriden by the running GitLab instance with the `${CI_PROJECT_PATH}` variable. This will case the image to be uploaded to the local registry of the project within GitLab. |