diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-next-version.yml b/.github/workflows/release-next-version.yml
index 08eb79d323..29c9666a84 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-next-version.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-next-version.yml
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@ jobs:
           path: ~/.gradle/caches
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-gradle-${{ hashFiles('**/*.gradle') }}
       - name: Check release
-        env:
-          GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_USER }}
-          GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_PASSWORD }}
-          GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
-        run: ./gradlew gitHubCheckNextVersionDueToday
+        run: |
+          export GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_USERNAME="$GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_USER"
+          export GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_PASSWORD="$GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_PASSWORD"
+          export GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY="$GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY"
+          ./gradlew gitHubCheckNextVersionDueToday
   release:
     name: Release next version
     needs: [check_release_due]