diff --git a/docs/guides/bearer-cloud.md b/docs/guides/bearer-cloud.md
index 837b9ea40..aa62648d7 100644
--- a/docs/guides/bearer-cloud.md
+++ b/docs/guides/bearer-cloud.md
@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@ bearer:
   image:
     name: bearer/bearer
     entrypoint: [ "" ]
+  variables:
+    SHA: $CI_COMMIT_SHA
+    CURRENT_BRANCH: $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME
+    DEFAULT_BRANCH: $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH
   script: bearer scan . --api-key=$BEARER_TOKEN
 ```
 
diff --git a/docs/guides/gitlab.md b/docs/guides/gitlab.md
index 4fc506054..6998ff7d8 100644
--- a/docs/guides/gitlab.md
+++ b/docs/guides/gitlab.md
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ bearer:
   image:
     name: bearer/bearer
     entrypoint: [ "" ]
+  variables:
+    SHA: $CI_COMMIT_SHA
+    CURRENT_BRANCH: $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME
+    DEFAULT_BRANCH: $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH
   script:
     - bearer scan . --format gitlab-sast --output gl-sast-report.json
 
@@ -60,6 +64,9 @@ bearer:
     name: bearer/bearer
     entrypoint: [ "" ]
   variables:
+    SHA: $CI_COMMIT_SHA
+    CURRENT_BRANCH: $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME
+    DEFAULT_BRANCH: $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH
     DIFF_BASE_BRANCH: $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME
     DIFF_BASE_COMMIT: $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_DIFF_BASE_SHA
   script: bearer scan .