diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index ef91e3c..c03a233 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -131,11 +131,14 @@ jobs:
           otp-version: "27"
 
       - name: Install dependencies
+        env:
+          MIX_ENV: dev
         run: mix deps.get
 
       - name: Publish to Hex
         env:
           HEX_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.HEX_API_KEY }}
+          MIX_ENV: dev
         run: mix hex.publish --yes
 
   # Automatically run git_ops.release on push to main (not tags, not PRs)