diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 6c0212097df4521b9ba4b9c8cdcb96532a85ece1..3faa5f49758bb1952a1f111e8de515544193d4fc 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -374,6 +374,9 @@ build-services-docker-release:
   variables:
     GIT_STRATEGY: none
   script:
+    - mkdir -p ~/.ssh
+    - echo "$NIMS_SSH_KNOWN_HOST" >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
+    - chmod 600 $NIMS_SSH_PRIVATE_KEY
     - >
       for dist in $(ls $CI_PROJECT_DIR/linux_packages); do
         files="asapo-devel python-asapo python3-asapo"
@@ -388,6 +391,7 @@ build-services-docker-release:
               DIST_FILE=${distfile//"~"/"_"}
               curl --header "JOB-TOKEN: $CI_JOB_TOKEN" --upload-file $distfile "${CI_API_V4_URL}/projects/${CI_PROJECT_ID}/packages/generic/$file-$dist/$DIST_VERSION/$(basename $DIST_FILE)"
             done
+            echo "put $CI_PROJECT_DIR/linux_packages/$dist/${file}* asapo/linux_packages/$dist/" | sftp -v -i $NIMS_SSH_PRIVATE_KEY -P 2022 asapo@it-fs5.desy.de
           fi
         done
       done