diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index f9b5ac8ba..625dcea4f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           project_id: pomerium-io
           service_account_key: ${{ secrets.GCP_SERVICE_ACCOUNT }}
-          export_default_credentials: true
 
       - name: Gcloud login
         run: gcloud auth configure-docker