diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 38c73e0406c..d4a93e03805 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ variables:
   DD_VPA_TEMPLATE: "vpa-template-cpu-p70-10percent-2x-oom-min-cap"
   # CI_DEBUG_SERVICES: "true"
   # Automatically managed, use scripts/update-system-tests-version to update
-  SYSTEM_TESTS_REF: "4bc3becc3733aa5451c71159e586f791f3a1e84d"
+  SYSTEM_TESTS_REF: "66de5b281102d09769d5d560f39cee248f94db73"
 
   # Profiling native build image (built from dd/images/dd-trace-py/profiling_native)
   PROFILING_NATIVE_IMAGE: "registry.ddbuild.io/dd-trace-py:v103334885-be1888c-profiling_native"
@@ -66,6 +66,17 @@ include:
   - local: ".gitlab/native.yml"
   - local: ".gitlab/system-tests.yml"
   - local: ".gitlab/fuzz.yml"
+  - project: 'DataDog/system-tests'
+    ref: nccatoni/gitlab
+    file: 'utils/ci/gitlab/main.yml'
+    inputs:
+      stage: "tests"
+      excluded_scenarios: "DEBUGGER_EXPRESSION_LANGUAGE,APM_TRACING_E2E_SINGLE_SPAN,APM_TRACING_E2E_OTEL,OTEL_COLLECTOR_E2E"
+      ref: nccatoni/gitlab
+      push_to_test_optimization: true
+      libraries: python
+      scenarios_groups: tracer_release
+
   - local: ".gitlab/config-registry.yml"
 
 "pipeline variables":