diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-canary.yml b/.github/workflows/build-canary.yml
index c2b81c8da..8607303a4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-canary.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-canary.yml
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@ jobs:
     if: github.event.action == 'labeled' && contains(github.event.label.name, 'Publish canary')
     name: Build canary
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    env:
-      PR_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
-      GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-      NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
         with:
@@ -49,6 +45,10 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           npm whoami
           lerna publish --canary --preid $PR_NUMBER --no-verify-access --no-private --no-commit-hooks --yes
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
+          PR_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
 
       - name: Manage pull request labels
         uses: actions/github-script@v4