diff --git a/.woodpecker/release.yaml b/.woodpecker/release.yaml
index 662673f..eea5688 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/release.yaml
+++ b/.woodpecker/release.yaml
@@ -19,13 +19,14 @@ steps:
       # - mvn release:prepare release:perform
       # write version to env file for image
       - echo "#sdfsdf" > release.properties
-      - echo "foo=bar" > release.properties
-      - echo "scm.tag=dev" > release.properties
-      - echo "scm.sdf=bar" > release.properties
-      - echo "VERSION=$(grep "scm.tag=" release.properties | cut -d= -f2)" > ${CI_WORKSPACE}/maven.env
+      - echo "foo=bar" >> release.properties
+      - echo "scm.tag=dev" >> release.properties
+      - echo "scm.sdf=bar" >> release.properties
+      - cat release.properties
+      - echo "VERSION=$(grep "scm.tag=" release.properties | cut -d= -f2)" > maven.env
       - pwd
       - ls -lA
-      - cat ${CI_WORKSPACE}/maven.env
+      - cat maven.env
     environment:
       MAVEN_ARGS: --batch-mode --color=always --no-transfer-progress --settings=.woodpecker/maven/settings.xml
       MAVEN_GPG_KEY: {from_secret: woodpecker_gpg_key}
@@ -41,13 +42,13 @@ steps:
     commands:
       - pwd
       - ls -lA
-      - cat ${CI_WORKSPACE}/maven.env
+      - cat maven.env
 
   image:
     image: kokuwaio/buildctl
     pull: true
     settings:
-      env-file: ${CI_WORKSPACE}/maven.env
+      env-file: maven.env
       name:
         - docker.io/kokuwaio/keycloak-event-metrics:latest
         - docker.io/kokuwaio/keycloak-event-metrics:$VERSION