diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 88a05e44982..e463d2fb6de 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ workflow:
       auto_cancel:
         on_new_commit: none
     - if: !reference [.is_release_branch]
+      variables:
+        DD_GIT_REPOSITORY_URL: "https://github.com/DataDog/dd-trace-py-release.git"
       auto_cancel:
         on_new_commit: none
     - when: always