diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/56172-docs-fix-add-include-to-ci-param-list.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/56172-docs-fix-add-include-to-ci-param-list.yml
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@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: Update CI YAML param table with include
+merge_request: !24309
+author:
+type: fixed
diff --git a/doc/ci/yaml/README.md b/doc/ci/yaml/README.md
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--- a/doc/ci/yaml/README.md
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@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ A job is defined by a list of parameters that define the job behavior.
 |---------------|----------|-------------|
 | [script](#script)                                | yes      | Defines a shell script which is executed by Runner |
 | [extends](#extends)                              | no       | Defines a configuration entry that this job is going to inherit from |
+| [include](#include)                              | no       | Defines a configuration entry that allows this job to include external YAML files |
 | [image](#image-and-services)                     | no       | Use docker image, covered in [Using Docker Images](../docker/using_docker_images.md#define-image-and-services-from-gitlab-ciyml) |
 | [services](#image-and-services)                  | no       | Use docker services, covered in [Using Docker Images](../docker/using_docker_images.md#define-image-and-services-from-gitlab-ciyml) |
 | [stage](#stage)                                  | no       | Defines a job stage (default: `test`) |