diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 0d49b40..29f8479 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ release:
     - mkdir -p ~/.ssh
     - chmod 700 ~/.ssh
     # Decode and set up the SSH private key
-    - echo "$SSH_PRIVATE_KEY_BASE64" | base64 -d > ~/.ssh/id_rsa
+    - echo "$SSH_PRIVATE_KEY_ENCODED" | base64 -d > ~/.ssh/id_rsa
     - chmod 600 ~/.ssh/id_rsa
     # Start the SSH agent and add the key
     - eval $(ssh-agent -s)