diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 5e96b54..bd13d44 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ steps:
       @semantic-release/commit-analyzer \
       @semantic-release/exec \
   - |
-    export GIT_CREDENTIALS=$${GIT_USERNAME}:$${GIT_APIKEY}
+    GIT_CREDENTIALS=$${GIT_USERNAME}:$${GIT_APIKEY}
   - |
     npx semantic-release \
       --package @semantic-release/exec \
@@ -47,13 +47,13 @@ steps:
   image: gcr.io/kaniko-project/executor:debug
   pull: always
   commands:
+  - |
+    IMAGE_TAG=$(cat .version) || exit 0
   - |
     wget https://github.com/jqlang/jq/releases/download/jq-1.6/jq-linux64 -qO /bin/jq
     chmod +x /bin/jq
   - |
     /bin/jq '.auths["https://bv11-cr01.bessems.eu/v2/"].auth="'"$(echo -n $HARBOR_USERNAME':'$HARBOR_PASSWORD | base64)"'"' --null-input > /kaniko/.docker/config.json
-  - |
-    export IMAGE_TAG=$(cat .version)
   - |
     /kaniko/executor \
       --dockerfile=Dockerfile \
@@ -72,11 +72,11 @@ steps:
   image: gcr.io/kaniko-project/executor:debug
   pull: always
   commands:
+  - |
+    IMAGE_TAG=$(cat .version) || exit 0
   - |
     wget https://github.com/jqlang/jq/releases/download/jq-1.6/jq-linux64 -qO /bin/jq
     chmod +x /bin/jq
-  - |
-    export IMAGE_TAG=$(cat .version)
   - |
     /bin/jq '.auths["https://index.docker.io/v1/"].auth="'"$(echo -n $DOCKER_USERNAME':'$DOCKER_PASSWORD | base64)"'"' --null-input > /kaniko/.docker/config.json
   - |
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ steps:
   pull: always
   commands:
   - |
-    export CHART_VERSION=$(cat .version)
+    CHART_VERSION=$(cat .version) || exit 0
     sed -i 's/{{ chart_version }}/'$CHART_VERSION'/g' charts/json-server/Chart.yaml
     sed -i 's/tag: latest/tag: '$CHART_VERSION'/g' charts/json-server/values.yaml
   - |
@@ -128,6 +128,8 @@ steps:
   image: bv11-cr01.bessems.eu/proxy/library/node:20-slim
   pull: always
   commands:
+  - |
+    IMAGE_TAG=$(cat .version) || exit 0
   - |
     apt-get update
   - |
@@ -142,7 +144,7 @@ steps:
       @semantic-release/git \
       @semantic-release/release-notes-generator
   - |
-    export GIT_CREDENTIALS=$${GIT_USERNAME}:$${GIT_APIKEY}
+    GIT_CREDENTIALS=$${GIT_USERNAME}:$${GIT_APIKEY}
   - |
     npx semantic-release \
       --branches ${DRONE_BRANCH} \