diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 7f4ba1df7739abd20b55d183a7085d51db91bf89..c489a32f869afc4fc7b3fe5ced054de55cd90f2a 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+variables:
+  SSH_PRIVATE_KEY: $DOKKU_SSH_PRIVATE_KEY
+
 include:
   - component: $CI_SERVER_FQDN/arise/components/dokku/deploy@1
     inputs: