diff --git a/.github/workflows/_release.yml b/.github/workflows/_release.yml
index 174486ad..6e6fb4ae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_release.yml
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           aws-access-key-id: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
           aws-secret-access-key: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
-          aws-region: ${{ vars.AWS_REGION }}
+          aws-region: ${{ secrets.AWS_REGION }}
 
       - name: Run integration tests
         run: make integration_tests