diff --git a/backports/.Base.latest.gitlab-ci.yml b/backports/.Base.latest.gitlab-ci.yml
index 9cee4fc073ce60a55ee6ee0200cd78f8c16dc7a3..46542adf2abdc7258fba75a9f10eb467315f380e 100644
--- a/backports/.Base.latest.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/backports/.Base.latest.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -34,11 +34,12 @@ opentofu:use-component-instead-of-template:
   image: alpine:3.19
   script:
     - |
-      echo "You are using the OpenTofu CI/CD template on GitLab.com which is not recommended."
-      echo "This template is available for self-managed customers until CI/CD components are available to them and it will be removed asap."
+      echo "You are using the OpenTofu CI/CD template on GitLab.com, which is not recommended."
+      echo "This template is available for self-managed users only until CI/CD components are "
+      echo "available. See https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/415638"
       echo " "
-      echo "We recommend that you migrate to the OpenTofu CI/CD component instead."
-      echo "The OpenTofu CI/CD component with a default configuration can be included as follows:"
+      echo "You should use the OpenTofu CI/CD component instead."
+      echo "To include the CI/CD component with a default configuration:"
       echo " "
       echo "include:"
       echo "  - component: gitlab.com/components/opentofu/full-pipeline@<VERSION>"
diff --git a/backports/OpenTofu/Base.latest.gitlab-ci.yml b/backports/OpenTofu/Base.latest.gitlab-ci.yml
index 2ca5904e8a34f68869bc9d3030c05933c435c091..5600b234b1ded896f7d2ddd25adf8888e635043b 100644
--- a/backports/OpenTofu/Base.latest.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/backports/OpenTofu/Base.latest.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -34,11 +34,12 @@ opentofu:use-component-instead-of-template:
   image: alpine:3.19
   script:
     - |
-      echo "You are using the OpenTofu CI/CD template on GitLab.com which is not recommended."
-      echo "This template is available for self-managed customers until CI/CD components are available to them and it will be removed asap."
+      echo "You are using the OpenTofu CI/CD template on GitLab.com, which is not recommended."
+      echo "This template is available for self-managed users only until CI/CD components are "
+      echo "available. See https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/415638"
       echo " "
-      echo "We recommend that you migrate to the OpenTofu CI/CD component instead."
-      echo "The OpenTofu CI/CD component with a default configuration can be included as follows:"
+      echo "You should use the OpenTofu CI/CD component instead."
+      echo "To include the CI/CD component with a default configuration:"
       echo " "
       echo "include:"
       echo "  - component: gitlab.com/components/opentofu/full-pipeline@<VERSION>"