diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index c9163ae1..8afd9a46 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ jobs:
         make release
       env:
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        GPG_FINGERPRINT: ${{ steps.import_gpg.outputs.fingerprint }}
 
   docker:
     # TODO(fabianvf): skip pushing images for now, reenable once we're