diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index f2c75c8ce462c62e8cffdd3ca2983751bf0bf1a4..213431906bf1db19f98c5f602d1ee65a293995ac 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -79,11 +79,15 @@ prerelease:
     GIT_DEPTH: 0
     REPO_HOST: repo.data.kit.edu
     REPO_USER: cicd
+  before_script:
+    - docker login
   script:
-    - set -e
-    - if [ -z "$CI_COMMIT_TAG" ]; then .gitlab-ci-scripts/set-prerel-version.sh; fi;
-    - .gitlab-ci-scripts/goreleaser.sh
-    - .gitlab-ci-scripts/upload.sh
+    - |
+      set -e
+      set -x
+      if [ -z "$CI_COMMIT_TAG" ]; then .gitlab-ci-scripts/set-prerel-version.sh; fi;
+      .gitlab-ci-scripts/goreleaser.sh
+      .gitlab-ci-scripts/upload.sh
   after_script:
     - curl -d "repo=github.com/oidc-mytoken/server" https://goreportcard.com/checks