diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index d9935a9d..1efd7098 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: docker/login-action@v3
         with:
           registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
-          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          username: ${{ env.REGISTRY_USER }}
           password: ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_PASS }}
 
       - name: Extract metadata (tags, labels) for Docker