diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index e949b71..f2e8191 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ testSTABLE:
 
 release:
   stage: release
+  environment: npm_registry
   script:
     - npmci publish
   only: