diff --git a/azure-pipelines-release.yml b/azure-pipelines-release.yml
index 510e16a351c..63ce5b707cf 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines-release.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines-release.yml
@@ -68,11 +68,11 @@ stages:
     - script: python setup.py sdist bdist_wheel
       displayName: 'Build package'
     - script: |
+        TWINE_USERNAME="$(twineUser)"
+        TWINE_PASSWORD="$(twinePassword)"
+
         twine upload dist/* --skip-existing
       displayName: 'Upload pypi'
-      env:
-        TWINE_USERNAME: '$(twineUser)'
-        TWINE_PASSWORD: '$(twinePassword)'
   - job: 'ReleaseDocker'
     timeoutInMinutes: 240
     pool: