diff --git a/scripts/release.sh b/scripts/release.sh
index f56308d..3765d96 100755
--- a/scripts/release.sh
+++ b/scripts/release.sh
@@ -4,4 +4,7 @@ set -e
 
 source ./scripts/common.sh
 
+# Expose environment variables so `parcel-bundler` can access them
+env > $BASEDIR/.env
+
 ./scripts/build.sh --minify