diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 23d8417..97b3b1b 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ release:
   rules:
     - if: $VERSION
   script:
-    - file=$( find ./build -name "*.deb" | head -n 1 )
-    - filename=$( basename $file )
-    - arch=$( uname -m )
-    - package_url="${CI_API_V4_URL}/projects/${CI_PROJECT_ID}/packages/generic/gtkgreet/${VERSION}/${filename}"
-    - echo "making release! ${package_url}"
+    - export file=$( find ./build -name "*.deb" | head -n 1 )
+    - export filename=$( basename $file )
+    - export arch=$( uname -m )
+    - package_url=${CI_API_V4_URL}/projects/${CI_PROJECT_ID}/packages/generic/gtkgreet/${VERSION}/${filename}
+    - echo making release! ${package_url}
   release:
     tag_name: "${VERSION}-${arch}"
     description: "batalert ${VERSION} ${CI_RUNNER_EXECUTABLE_ARCH}"