diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index f3ac23afd843b60cb890d65f8e9e3a7672e3ade2..09a6d5ae73350aea194a72652323a12abaadb4d1 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ image: openjdk:8-jdk
 
 variables:
     SAREF_DEV_KEY: <my_private_key>
+    SAREF_PORTAL_KEY: <my_private_key>
 
 before_script:
   - eval $(ssh-agent -s)
@@ -68,6 +69,9 @@ trigger-release:
   stage: deploy
   only:
     - /^release-v/
+  variables:
+    SAREF_DEV_KEY: $SAREF_DEV_KEY
+    SAREF_PORTAL_KEY: $SAREF_PORTAL_KEY
   trigger:
     project: saref/saref-portal
     branch: master