diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index d3f7ef6..c44ce69 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ release:
         - pushd src
         - tar -czvf ../$RELEASE_FILE --exclude=__pycache__ *
         - popd
-        - gitlabreleaseuploader.py -p "$CI_JOB_TOKEN" -i $CI_PROJECT_ID -u $CI_PROJECT_URL 
+        - gitlabreleaseuploader.py -p "$PRIVATE_TOKEN" -i $CI_PROJECT_ID -u $CI_PROJECT_URL 
           -I https://devservice.krohne.com/git/
           -C
           -f $RELEASE_FILE