diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index fdd205d301..9116d7c32c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -19,11 +19,6 @@ jobs:
         # Fetch submodules
         submodules: recursive
 
-    # If this run was triggered by a pull request event, then checkout
-    # the head of the pull request instead of the merge commit.
-    - run: git checkout HEAD^2
-      if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
-
     # This is a separate action that sets up buildx runner
     - name: Set up Docker Buildx
       uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v2
@@ -34,6 +29,12 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set up Docker Buildx
       uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v2
 
+    - name: Login to Docker Hub
+      uses: docker/login-action@v2
+      with:
+        username: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
+        password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
+
     - name: Extract metadata (tags, labels) for Docker
       id: meta
       uses: docker/metadata-action@v4
@@ -51,6 +52,6 @@ jobs:
         platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
         build-args: |
           VERSION=${{ steps.meta.outputs.version }}
-        push: false
+        push: true
         tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
         labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}