diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 950a9e9..2339b1c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ jobs:
           NEO4J_AUTH: neo4j/new
           NEO4J_dbms_connector_http_advertised__address: "neo4j:7474"
           NEO4J_dbms_connector_bolt_advertised__address: "neo4j:7687"
+          NEO4J_dbms_security_auth__minimum__password__length: 3
     steps:
     - name: Checkout
       uses: actions/checkout@v2