diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index aecf714..2b9b8d5 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 image: golang:latest
+variables:
+    TOKEN_HEADER: "PRIVATE-TOKEN: $CI_BUILD_TOKEN"
+
 build:
     script:
         - make
@@ -9,7 +12,7 @@ build:
 release:
     script:
         - make
-        - "curl -H 'PRIVATE-TOKEN: $CI_BUILD_TOKEN' 'https://$CI_API_V4_URL/$CI_PROJECT_ID/releases'"  
+        - curl -H "$TOKEN_HEADER" "https://$CI_API_V4_URL/$CI_PROJECT_ID/releases"  
     artifacts:
         paths:
             - dist/*.tar.gz