diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 7e4beffe6e..44fc892ca1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ jobs:
               with:
                   token: ${{ secrets.DHIS2_BOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
+            - uses: dhis2/action-commit-signing@v1
+              with:
+                  ssh-signing-key: ${{ secrets.DHIS2_BOT_SSH_SIGNING_KEY }}
+                  ssh-signing-key-passphrase: ${{ secrets.DHIS2_BOT_SSH_SIGNING_PASSPHRASE }}
+
             - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
               with:
                   node-version: 18.x