diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 4b713d3e54d58c827395452f1eea7ec01b262cae..48d2749bee4a2136607289d8e01da6ba22f7f8d8 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -4,12 +4,10 @@ stages:
 variables:
     TAG: "v0.1.4"
     AUTH: "__token__:$REGISTRY_TOKEN"
-    PROJECT_ID: $CI_PROJECT_ID
+    REGISTRY_URL: "https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/$CI_PROJECT_ID/packages/composer"
 
 release:
     stage: release
     image: curlimages/curl
     script:
-        - export
-        - echo "Releasing tag $TAG for project id $PROJECT_ID"
-        - curl -s -S --fail --data tag=$TAG -u $AUTH "https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/$PROJECT_ID/packages/composer"
+        - curl -s -S --fail --data tag=$TAG -u $AUTH $REGISTRY_URL