diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3469d9cc9..31cac1231 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -273,9 +273,12 @@ release-kong: test
 	RESTY_IMAGE_TAG=$(RESTY_IMAGE_TAG) \
 	KONG_PACKAGE_NAME=$(KONG_PACKAGE_NAME) \
 	KONG_VERSION=$(KONG_VERSION) \
-	PULP_USR=$(PULP_USR) \
-	PULP_PSW=$(PULP_PSW) \
-	PULP_HOST=$(PULP_HOST) \
+	PULP_PROD_USR=$(PULP_USR) \
+	PULP_PROD_PSW=$(PULP_PSW) \
+	PULP_HOST_PROD=$(PULP_HOST) \
+	PULP_STAGE_USR=$(PULP_USR) \
+	PULP_STAGE_PSW=$(PULP_PSW) \
+	PULP_HOST_STAGE=$(PULP_HOST) \
 	PRIVATE_REPOSITORY=$(PRIVATE_REPOSITORY) \
 	RELEASE_DOCKER_ONLY=$(RELEASE_DOCKER_ONLY) \
 	OFFICIAL_RELEASE=$(OFFICIAL_RELEASE) \
@@ -292,9 +295,12 @@ ifeq ($(BUILDX),true)
 	RESTY_IMAGE_TAG=$(RESTY_IMAGE_TAG) \
 	KONG_PACKAGE_NAME=$(KONG_PACKAGE_NAME) \
 	KONG_VERSION=$(KONG_VERSION) \
-	PULP_USR=$(PULP_USR) \
-	PULP_PSW=$(PULP_PSW) \
-	PULP_HOST=$(PULP_HOST) \
+	PULP_PROD_USR=$(PULP_USR) \
+	PULP_PROD_PSW=$(PULP_PSW) \
+	PULP_HOST_PROD=$(PULP_HOST) \
+	PULP_STAGE_USR=$(PULP_USR) \
+	PULP_STAGE_PSW=$(PULP_PSW) \
+	PULP_HOST_STAGE=$(PULP_HOST) \
 	PRIVATE_REPOSITORY=$(PRIVATE_REPOSITORY) \
 	RELEASE_DOCKER_ONLY=$(RELEASE_DOCKER_ONLY) \
 	OFFICIAL_RELEASE=$(OFFICIAL_RELEASE) \
diff --git a/release-kong.sh b/release-kong.sh
index ba40811c7..9c7cd9979 100755
--- a/release-kong.sh
+++ b/release-kong.sh
@@ -5,9 +5,23 @@ set -eo pipefail
 CWD=$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )
 BUILD_DIR="$CWD/output"
 
+PULP_HOST=
+PULP_USERNAME=
+PULP_PASSWORD=
+
+# release finals into prod, others into stage
+if [[ "$KONG_VERSION" =~ ^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+  PULP_HOST="$PULP_HOST_PROD"
+  PULP_USERNAME="$PULP_PROD_USR"
+  PULP_PASSWORD="$PULP_PROD_PSW"
+else
+  PULP_HOST="$PULP_HOST_STAGE"
+  PULP_USERNAME="$PULP_STAGE_USR"
+  PULP_PASSWORD="$PULP_STAGE_PSW"
+fi
+
+
 
-PULP_USERNAME="$PULP_USR"
-PULP_PASSWORD="$PULP_PSW"
 PULP_DOCKER_IMAGE="kong/release-script"