diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 2f0ff96c2d5f3ba263109066e0c8ac16af423521..8638358da5405c508efd2a0bd02d9a448e7e8562 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ build:
     - git remote remove origin
     - git remote add origin git@gitlab.com:elixxir/client.git
     - git tag $(release/client.linux64 -V | grep "Elixxir Client v"| cut -d ' ' -f3)
-    - git push --tags
+    - git push -i $GIT_TAG_PRIV_KEY --tags
   artifacts:
     paths:
      - release/