diff --git a/.woodpecker.yml b/.woodpecker.yml
index 9c83c65..2e607f8 100644
--- a/.woodpecker.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ pipeline:
     image: distroless.dev/ko:latest
     commands:
       - |
+          export DOCKER_CONFIG=${CI_WORKSPACE}/.docker.json
           export HOME=/home/nonroot
           export KO_DOCKER_REPO="gitea.treehouse.systems/ariadne/woodpecker-crane-login"
           /usr/bin/ko publish --bare -t ${CI_COMMIT_TAG#v} -t latest $KO_DOCKER_REPO