diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 342e8701..4364886f 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ jobs:
       - run:
           name: Release
           command: |
+            docker login -e $DOCKER_EMAIL -u $DOCKER_USER -p $DOCKER_PASS
             make -f Makefile.release publish-dockerhub
 
 workflows: