Merge branch '54293-fetch-assets-job-times-out-so-package-and-qa-jobs-can-t-complete' into 'master'

Resolve "`fetch-assets` job times out so `package-and-qa` jobs can't complete"

Closes #54293

See merge request gitlab-org/gitlab-ce!23267

scripts/trigger-build

@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ module Trigger
     def extra_variables
       {
         'GITLAB_VERSION' => ENV['CI_COMMIT_SHA'],
+        'GITLAB_REF_SLUG' => ENV['CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG'],
         'ALTERNATIVE_SOURCES' => 'true',
         'ee' => Trigger.ee? ? 'true' : 'false',
         'QA_BRANCH' => ENV['QA_BRANCH'] || 'master'