diff --git a/shell/ci/release/docker-authn.sh b/shell/ci/release/docker-authn.sh
index 5b84af58..f1c35a5e 100755
--- a/shell/ci/release/docker-authn.sh
+++ b/shell/ci/release/docker-authn.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ AUTH_DIR="${DIR}/../auth"
 LIB_DIR="${DIR}/../../lib"
 DOCKER_AUTH_DIR="${LIB_DIR}/docker/authn"
 
+# shellcheck source=../../lib/bootstrap.sh
+source "${LIB_DIR}/bootstrap.sh"
+
 # shellcheck source=../../lib/logging.sh
 source "${LIB_DIR}/logging.sh"