diff --git a/.woodpecker/docker-release.yaml b/.woodpecker/docker-release.yaml
index 908f150..8f97c8e 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/docker-release.yaml
+++ b/.woodpecker/docker-release.yaml
@@ -10,9 +10,13 @@ steps:
     environment:
       GITEA_TOKEN:
         from_secret: gitea_token
+      GITEA_USERNAME:
+        from_secret: gitea_username
       GITEA_URL: ${CI_FORGE_URL}
     commands:
       - apk add --no-cache git
+      - git config --global credential.helper store
+      - echo "https://${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: