diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 22b65fa8a638efb30c2447b761b7a55f4bc46ac8..a3aafdba70876e3a332dfbe48425626e039aa9fd 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ publish-job:
   rules:
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_TAG
   script:
+    - conda activate base
     - anaconda --token $ANACONDA_TOKEN upload $(conda build ./conda-recipe --output)
 
 cleanup-job: