diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml
index 104545ec..de06a5b1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ jobs:
   deploy:
 
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment: release
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1