diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-post-merge.yml b/.github/workflows/release-post-merge.yml
index bc41405d22..167ddd3909 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-post-merge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-post-merge.yml
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ jobs:
           PKCS11_URI: ${{ secrets.PKCS11_URI }}
           GRS_USERNAME:  ${{ secrets.GRS_USERNAME }}
           GRS_PASSWORD:  ${{ secrets.GRS_PASSWORD }}
+          IMAGE_REPOSITORY: ${{ steps.tag.outputs.repo }}
         run: |
           make sign IMG="${{ env.IMAGE_REPOSITORY }}:${{ steps.tag.outputs.version }}" SIGNATURE_REPO=${{ env.IMAGE_REPOSITORY }}
           make sign IMG="quay.io/${{ env.IMAGE_REPOSITORY }}:${{ steps.tag.outputs.version }}" SIGNATURE_REPO=${{ env.IMAGE_REPOSITORY }}
@@ -189,6 +190,7 @@ jobs:
           PKCS11_URI: ${{ secrets.PKCS11_URI }}
           GRS_USERNAME:  ${{ secrets.GRS_USERNAME }}
           GRS_PASSWORD:  ${{ secrets.GRS_PASSWORD }}
+          IMAGE_REPOSITORY: ${{ steps.tag.outputs.repo }}
         run: |
           make verify IMG="${{ env.IMAGE_REPOSITORY }}:${{ steps.tag.outputs.version }}" SIGNATURE_REPO=${{ env.IMAGE_REPOSITORY }}
           make verify IMG="quay.io/${{ env.IMAGE_REPOSITORY }}:${{ steps.tag.outputs.version }}" SIGNATURE_REPO=${{ env.IMAGE_REPOSITORY }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tag.yml b/.github/workflows/tag.yml
index 763aecea56..d23384f02b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tag.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tag.yml
@@ -37,5 +37,6 @@ jobs:
     needs:
     - tag-release
     uses: ./.github/workflows/release-post-merge.yml
+    secrets: inherit
     with:
       tag: ${{ needs.tag-release.outputs.tag }}