diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release-version.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release-version.yml
index c0be7f0..3fa25c3 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release-version.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release-version.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
       # Using helm gpg plugin as 'helm package --sign' has issues with gpg2: https://github.com/helm/helm/issues/2843
       - name: package chart
         run: |
-          echo "$DOCKER_PASSWORD" | docker login -u $DOCKER_USERNAME --password-stdin
+          echo ${{ secrets.DOCKER_PASSWORD }} | docker login -u ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }} --password-stdin
           # FIXME: use upstream after https://github.com/technosophos/helm-gpg/issues/1 is solved
           helm plugin install https://github.com/pat-s/helm-gpg
           helm dependency update