diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 911e93c..61f75b3 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ stages:
 .py: &py
   image: "domaindrivenarchitecture/ddadevops-python:4.3.1"
   before_script:
+    - export RELEASE_ARTIFACT_TOKEN=$RELEASE_ARTIFACT_TOKEN
     - python --version
     - pip install -r requirements.txt