diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 4949bd1..f46a66b 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@ stages:
   - validate
   - release
 
+# Release of the Lambda Durable Function event forwarder template is handled in
+# DataDog/serverless-ci. Its job publishes aws_durable_function_event_forwarder/
+# to S3 on a merge to master.
+include:
+  - project: DataDog/serverless-ci
+    ref: main
+    file: lambda-durable-function-event-forwarder/gitlab-config.yml
+
 variables:
   AWS_DEFAULT_REGION: us-east-1