diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index b1f931d3b..df5e15a9d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ jobs:
           dry: true
           ghr: true
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Log in to the Container registry
+        uses: docker/login-action@65b78e6e13532edd9afa3aa52ac7964289d1a9c1
+        with:
+          registry: ghcr.io
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       - name: Create helm chart for release
         run: |
           make -C charts/kuberpult release-tag VERSION=v${{ steps.new-semrel-version.outputs.version }}