diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 27d615d..86111c3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ jobs:
           program: ${{ env.PROGRAM }}
           program-id: ${{ env.PROGRAM_ID }}
           rpc-url: ${{ env.RPC_URL }}
-          keypair: /tmp/deployer.json
+          keypair: ${{ env.DEPLOYER_KEYPAIR }}
           buffer-authority-address: ${{ inputs.network == 'mainnet' && env.SQUADS_VAULT || '' }}
           priority-fee: ${{ inputs.priority-fee }}
 
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ jobs:
           program-id: ${{ env.PROGRAM_ID }}
           buffer: ${{ steps.write-buffer.outputs.buffer }}
           rpc-url: ${{ env.RPC_URL }}
-          keypair: /tmp/deployer.json
+          keypair: ${{ env.DEPLOYER_KEYPAIR }}
 
       - if: inputs.network == 'devnet'
         name: Upload IDL via program-metadata (devnet)
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           program-id: ${{ env.PROGRAM_ID }}
           rpc-url: ${{ env.RPC_URL }}
-          keypair: /tmp/deployer.json
+          keypair: ${{ env.DEPLOYER_KEYPAIR }}
           idl-path: idl/subscriptions.json
           priority-fees: ${{ inputs.priority-fee }}
 
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ jobs:
           program: ${{ env.PROGRAM }}
           program-id: ${{ env.PROGRAM_ID }}
           rpc-url: ${{ env.RPC_URL }}
-          keypair: /tmp/deployer.json
+          keypair: ${{ env.DEPLOYER_KEYPAIR }}
           repo-url: ${{ env.REPO_URL }}
           network: devnet
           mount-path: program