diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 78dc854d7..7187504d4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ jobs:
             -   run: yarn install-deps
             -   name: "Build frontend with env vars"
                 run: yarn build:frontend
-                env: 
+                env:
                     NODE_ENV: production
                     DEV_RPC: https://rpc-gate.autonolas.tech/gnosis-rpc/
                     IS_STAGING: ${{ github.ref != 'refs/heads/main' && 'true' || 'false' }}
@@ -121,4 +121,7 @@ jobs:
                 NODE_ENV: development
                 DEV_RPC: https://virtual.gnosis.rpc.tenderly.co/78ca845d-2b24-44a6-9ce2-869a979e8b5b
                 FORK_URL: https://virtual.gnosis.rpc.tenderly.co/78ca845d-2b24-44a6-9ce2-869a979e8b5b
-              run: node build.js
\ No newline at end of file
+              run: |
+                echo "DEV_RPC=https://virtual.gnosis.rpc.tenderly.co/78ca845d-2b24-44a6-9ce2-869a979e8b5b" >> .env
+                echo -e "FORK_URL=https://virtual.gnosis.rpc.tenderly.co/78ca845d-2b24-44a6-9ce2-869a979e8b5b" >> .env
+                node build.js
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/build.js b/build.js
index ed96764e0..fa1e1b0db 100644
--- a/build.js
+++ b/build.js
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ const main = async () => {
           to: 'bins',
           filter: ['**/*'],
         },
+        {
+          from: '.env',
+          to: '.env'
+        },
       ],
       cscKeyPassword: process.env.CSC_KEY_PASSWORD,
       cscLink: process.env.CSC_LINK,
diff --git a/electron/install.js b/electron/install.js
index 73f17892c..372c7b368 100644
--- a/electron/install.js
+++ b/electron/install.js
@@ -14,7 +14,17 @@ const { paths } = require('./constants');
  * - use "" (nothing as a suffix) for latest release candidate, for example "0.1.0rc26"
  * - use "alpha" for alpha release, for example "0.1.0rc26-alpha"
  */
-const OlasMiddlewareVersion = '0.1.0rc97';
+const OlasMiddlewareVersion = '0.1.0rc105';
+
+const path = require('path');
+const { app } = require('electron');
+
+// load env vars
+require('dotenv').config({
+  path: app.isPackaged
+    ? path.join(process.resourcesPath, '.env')
+    : path.resolve(process.cwd(), '.env'),
+});
 
 const Env = {
   ...process.env,
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 66ccdaace..3dd422bfe 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -57,5 +57,5 @@
     "test:frontend": "cd frontend && yarn test",
     "download-binaries": "sh download_binaries.sh"
   },
-  "version": "0.1.0-rc97"
+  "version": "0.1.0-rc105"
 }
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 8a4765170..8ed25abe0 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "olas-operate-middleware"
-version = "0.1.0-rc97"
+version = "0.1.0-rc105"
 description = ""
 authors = ["David Vilela <dvilelaf@gmail.com>", "Viraj Patel <vptl185@gmail.com>"]
 readme = "README.md"