diff --git a/.github/workflows/_release.yml b/.github/workflows/_release.yml
index 7092c62a..795c4386 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_release.yml
@@ -174,6 +174,14 @@ jobs:
         run: make integration_tests
         working-directory: ${{ inputs.working-directory }}
 
+      - name: Remove environment variables
+      run: |
+        unset AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID
+        unset AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
+        unset AWS_REGION
+        # Verify they are removed
+        if [ -z "$AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID" ]; then echo "AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID is unset"; else echo "AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID is still set"; fi
+
       - name: Get minimum versions
         working-directory: ${{ inputs.working-directory }}
         id: min-version