You can use the `CI_JOB_TOKEN`[variable][predef] (used to authenticate
with the [GitLab Container Registry][registry]) in the following cases.
#### When used with multi-project pipelines **(PREMIUM)**
#### When used with multi-project pipelines
> **Note**:
The use of `CI_JOB_TOKEN` for multi-project pipelines was [introduced][ee-2017]
in [GitLab Premium][ee] 9.3.
> - Use of `CI_JOB_TOKEN` for multi-project pipelines was [introduced][ee-2017] in [GitLab Premium][ee] 9.3.
> - Use of `CI_JOB_TOKEN` for multi-project pipelines was [made available](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/issues/31573) in all tiers in GitLab 12.4.
This way of triggering can only be used when invoked inside `.gitlab-ci.yml`,
and it creates a dependent pipeline relation visible on the