docs: clarify GitLab CI/CD protected variable usage

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## Environment variables
The [Authentication](../usage/ci-configuration.md#authentication) environment variables can be configured with [Secret variables](https://docs.gitlab.com/ce/ci/variables/README.html#secret-variables).
The [Authentication](../usage/ci-configuration.md#authentication) environment variables can be configured with [Protected variables](https://docs.gitlab.com/ce/ci/variables/README.html#protected-environment-variables).
**Note**: Make sure to configure your release branch as [protected](https://docs.gitlab.com/ce/user/project/protected_branches.html) in order for the CI/CD build to access the protected variables.
## Node project configuration