diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index f0c5daf8..1fb70ce5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -67,6 +67,6 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build and push Docker image
         run: |
-          docker buildx build --platform linux/amd64,linux/arm64 --tag gcr.io/solo-public/docs/portal-frontend:${RELEASE_TAG} --tag gcr.io/solo-public/docs/portal-frontend:latest .
+          DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 docker buildx build --platform linux/amd64,linux/arm64 --tag gcr.io/solo-public/docs/portal-frontend:${RELEASE_TAG} --tag gcr.io/solo-public/docs/portal-frontend:latest .
           docker push gcr.io/solo-public/docs/portal-frontend:${RELEASE_TAG}
           docker push gcr.io/solo-public/docs/portal-frontend:latest