diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 198beb7c..4229789b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -232,16 +232,15 @@ cover-html: test-unit-cover
 ###                                Release                                  ###
 ###############################################################################
 
+GO_VERSION=1.20
 GORELEASER_IMAGE := ghcr.io/goreleaser/goreleaser-cross:v$(GO_VERSION)
 COSMWASM_VERSION := $(shell go list -m github.com/CosmWasm/wasmvm | sed 's/.* //')
-GO_VERSION=1.20
 ifdef GITHUB_TOKEN
 release:
 	docker run \
 		--rm \
 		-e GITHUB_TOKEN=$(GITHUB_TOKEN) \
 		-e COSMWASM_VERSION=$(COSMWASM_VERSION) \
-		-e GO_VERSION=$(GO_VERSION) \
 		-v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock \
 		-v `pwd`:/go/src/seda-chaind \
 		-w /go/src/seda-chaind \
@@ -257,7 +256,6 @@ endif
 release-dry-run:
 	docker run \
 		--rm \
-		-e GO_VERSION=$(GO_VERSION) \
 		-e COSMWASM_VERSION=$(COSMWASM_VERSION) \
 		-v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock \
 		-v `pwd`:/go/src/seda-chaind \
@@ -270,7 +268,6 @@ release-dry-run:
 release-snapshot:
 	docker run \
 		--rm \
-		-e GO_VERSION=$(GO_VERSION) \
 		-e COSMWASM_VERSION=$(COSMWASM_VERSION) \
 		-v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock \
 		-v `pwd`:/go/src/seda-chaind \