diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 56a64260f44..76843c5dd8f 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ 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