diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 76b399dd32..a733514289 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   setup:
+    environment: release
     name: Setup repository
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps: