diff --git a/.circleci/maven-release-settings.xml b/.circleci/maven-release-settings.xml
index 0c29b9e6..be5b9aef 100644
--- a/.circleci/maven-release-settings.xml
+++ b/.circleci/maven-release-settings.xml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
                 <activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>
             </activation>
             <properties>
+                <gpg.keyname>${env.GPG_KEYNAME}</gpg.keyname>
                 <gpg.passphrase>${env.GPG_PASSPHRASE}</gpg.passphrase>
             </properties>
         </profile>