diff --git a/.woodpecker/release.yaml b/.woodpecker/release.yaml
index ee49780..8f80f69 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/release.yaml
+++ b/.woodpecker/release.yaml
@@ -15,13 +15,14 @@ steps:
       - git config gpg.format ssh
       - git config user.signingkey /run/secrets/sign.pub
       - echo 1
-      - echo $GIT_SIGN_PUB
-      - echo 2
-      - install -m 400 /dev/null /run/secrets/sign && echo echo "$GIT_SIGN_KEY" > /run/secrets/sign
+      - install -m 400 /dev/null /run/secrets/sign && echo "$GIT_SIGN_KEY" > /run/secrets/sign
       - install -m 444 /dev/null /run/secrets/sign.pub && echo "$GIT_SIGN_PUB" > /run/secrets/sign.pub
+      - echo 2
+      - echo $GIT_SIGN_PUB | base64
       - echo 3
-      - cat /run/secrets/sign.pub
+      - cat /run/secrets/sign.pub | base64
       - echo 4
+      - ls -lA /run/secrets
       # release & write version to env file for image
       - mvn release:prepare release:perform
       - echo "VERSION=$(mvn help:evaluate --quiet --file=target/checkout/pom.xml -Dexpression=project.version -DforceStdout)" > maven.env