diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 7b7449df..1fb7cdc5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -36,6 +36,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+      - name: Log in to the Container registry
+        uses: docker/login-action@65b78e6e13532edd9afa3aa52ac7964289d1a9c1
+        with:
+          registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
       - name: Extract metadata (tags, labels) for Docker
         id: meta
         uses: docker/metadata-action@9ec57ed1fcdbf14dcef7dfbe97b2010124a938b7