diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-lambda.yml b/.github/workflows/release-lambda.yml
index 5418d1f75..0dd0d6344 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-lambda.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-lambda.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   build-layer:
+    environment: Release
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs:
       aws_regions_json: ${{ steps.set-matrix.outputs.aws_regions_json }}