diff --git a/.woodpecker/docker-release.yaml b/.woodpecker/docker-release.yaml
index 8f97c8e..0f8d831 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/docker-release.yaml
+++ b/.woodpecker/docker-release.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ steps:
     commands:
       - apk add --no-cache git
       - git config --global credential.helper store
-      - echo "https://${GITEA_USERNAME}:${GITEA_TOKEN}@$git.barbiric.io" > ~/.git-credentials
+      - echo "https://$${GITEA_USERNAME}:$${GITEA_TOKEN}@git.barbiric.io" > ~/.git-credentials
       - npm install -g semantic-release @semantic-release/commit-analyzer @semantic-release/release-notes-generator @semantic-release/changelog @semantic-release/git @forge-for-gitea/semantic-release-gitea
       - npx semantic-release
     when: