diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index f85eba76a..46a80da46 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ jobs:
       ATALA_GITHUB_ACTOR: ${{ secrets.ATALA_GITHUB_ACTOR }}
       ATALA_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ATALA_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       SLACK_WEBHOOK: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK }}
-      SONATYPE_USERNAME: ${{ SONATYPE_USERNAME }}
-      SONATYPE_PASSWORD: ${{ SONATYPE_PASSWORD }}
+      SONATYPE_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_USERNAME }}
+      SONATYPE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_PASSWORD }}
 
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps: