diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-docs.yml
index 2cc5082a0..43d04ac92 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-docs.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ permissions: {}
 
 jobs:
   mkdocs:
+    environment:
+      name: release
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
       VERSION: ${{ (inputs.plan != '' && fromJson(inputs.plan).announcement_tag) || inputs.ref }}