diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index ea7c548..9ee9eab 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ release:
     - chmod 700 ~/.ssh
     # Decode and set up the SSH private key
     - |
-      printf '%s' "SSH_PRIVATE_KEY_ENCODED | tr -d '\r\n' | base64 --decode > ~/.ssh/id_rsa
+      printf '%s' $SSH_PRIVATE_KEY_ENCODED | tr -d '\r\n' | base64 --decode > ~/.ssh/id_rsa
       if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
       echo "Error: Failed to decode SSH_PRIVATE_KEY_BASE64."
       exit 1