diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index c780014ad1..e3ebf4a29f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -141,6 +141,24 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           git config --global user.name "edgelessci"
           git config --global user.email "edgelessci@users.noreply.github.com"
+      - name: Login to Azure
+        uses: azure/login@6c251865b4e6290e7b78be643ea2d005bc51f69a # v2.1.1
+        with:
+          creds: ${{ secrets.CONTRAST_CI_INFRA_AZURE }}
+      - uses: nicknovitski/nix-develop@a2060d116a50b36dfab02280af558e73ab52427d # v1.1.0
+        with:
+          arguments: ./contrast-main#
+      - name: Create justfile.env
+        working-directory: contrast-main
+        run: |
+          cat <<EOF > justfile.env
+          container_registry=${{ env.container_registry }}
+          azure_resource_group=${{ env.azure_resource_group }}
+          EOF
+      - name: Get credentials for CI cluster
+        working-directory: contrast-main
+        run: |
+          just get-credentials
       - name: Create docs release
         if: inputs.kind == 'minor'
         working-directory: contrast-main/docs