diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index fa4e82bcc..9b925dd8b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   release-docker:
     name: Release Docker
+    environment: release
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
@@ -109,4 +110,4 @@ jobs:
           context: ./hornet-nest
           platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
           push: true
-          tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
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+          tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}