diff --git a/.github/workflows/debian.yml b/.github/workflows/debian.yml
index 6c92f3638..dc22260e5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/debian.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/debian.yml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
           chown -R builduser:builduser .
           chown builduser:builduser ..
       - name: Build
-        run: sudo -u builduser dpkg-buildpackage -v${{ steps.generate-build-name.outputs.OLA_DEBIAN_BUILD_VERSION }} -b -rfakeroot -j${{ steps.num-cpu-cores.outputs.NUM_CPU_CORES }}
+        run: sudo -u builduser env "OLA_BUILD_NAME=$OLA_BUILD_NAME" dpkg-buildpackage -v${{ steps.generate-build-name.outputs.OLA_DEBIAN_BUILD_VERSION }} -b -rfakeroot -j${{ steps.num-cpu-cores.outputs.NUM_CPU_CORES }}
       - name: Move built files
         if: always()
         run: |