diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 2718818c8625f40c413634e22e99b24a66d2e33a..699223d9594e6fcb608cb9146ca76aecf08c07f3 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ release_image_master:
   services:
     - docker:dind
   script:
+    - export DOCKER_HOST="tcp://localhost:2375"
     - docker login -u $DOCKER_HUB_USERNAME -p $DOCKER_HUB_PASSWORD
     - docker build -t $RELEASE_IMAGE_MASTER .
     - docker push $RELEASE_IMAGE_MASTER
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ release_image_tagged:
   services:
     - docker:dind
   script:
+    - export DOCKER_HOST="tcp://localhost:2375"
     - docker login -u $DOCKER_HUB_USERNAME -p $DOCKER_HUB_PASSWORD
     - docker build -t $RELEASE_IMAGE_TAGGED .
     - docker push $RELEASE_IMAGE_TAGGED