diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index ab79d0608b..35b04ee087 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Upload docs to AWS S3
         run: ./src/scripts/upload_to_s3.sh
         env:
+          AWS_DEFAULT_REGION: us-east-1
           AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
           AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
       - name: Upload API docs to Apiary.io