diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index bcf01ec99c0..21575674063 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ jobs:
           AWS_S3_TEST_S3ACCESSKEY: ${{ secrets.AWS_S3_TEST_S3ACCESSKEY }}
           GEONAMES_ORG_USERNAMES: ${{ secrets.GEONAMES_ORG_USERNAMES }}
           GOOGLE_MAPS_AUTHENTICATION_PARAMS: ${{ secrets.GOOGLE_MAPS_AUTHENTICATION_PARAMS }}
-          POLAR_DATA_BASE_URL: ${{ secrets.POLAR_DATA_BASE_URL }}
+          POLAR_DATA_BASE_URL: ${{ vars.POLAR_DATA_BASE_URL }}
           POLAR_DATA_BEARER_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.POLAR_DATA_BEARER_TOKEN }}
           APP_PARAMETERS: "-Daws.region=eu-west-1"
           JAVA8_HOME: ${{env.JAVA_HOME_8_X64}}