diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml
index f93780b..13abe8b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   publish:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment: release
 
     steps:
       - name: Check out the repository