diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index a428ad1..cae466a 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ pipeline:
 
   release:
     image: plugins/github-release
+    api_key: ${GITHUB_RELEASE_API_KEY}
     files:
       - dist/release/*
     when: