diff --git a/pipelines/set-pipelines.yml b/pipelines/set-pipelines.yml
index 4a9ca3f..8a9bf28 100644
--- a/pipelines/set-pipelines.yml
+++ b/pipelines/set-pipelines.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ jobs:
       first: initial
       number: "9000"
       hello: HAL
+  - set_pipeline: pipeline-vars-file
+    file: concourse-examples/pipelines/pipeline-vars.yml
+    var_files:
+      - concourse-examples/pipelines/vars-file.yml
   - set_pipeline: instance-groups
     file: concourse-examples/pipelines/pipeline-vars.yml
     # instance_vars is currently experimental and requires the feature flag
diff --git a/pipelines/vars-file.yml b/pipelines/vars-file.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fcd7487
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pipelines/vars-file.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+first: initial
+number: "9000"
+hello: HAL