diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index e30d0bc20eb75ac3b6c6018cb6a9b6f580e00043..8c545676857d2310f62387af2f7ff957908124b7 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ gitlab-opentofu-image:verify-signature:
 
 .release:base:
   stage: release
-  image: registry.gitlab.com/gitlab-org/release-cli:v0.20.0
+  image: registry.gitlab.com/gitlab-org/release-cli:v0.21.0
   before_script:
     - apk add --update yq envsubst
   script: