diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index ae9196f..4082111 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+variables: 
+  PACKAGE_REGISTRY_URL: "${CI_API_V4_URL}/projects/${CI_PROJECT_ID}/packages/generic/scim"
+  EXTRA_DESCRIPTION: ""
+  SCIM_FILE: scim_${CI_COMMIT_TAG}.zip
+
 stages:
   - package
   - upload
@@ -21,8 +26,6 @@ upload:
   image: curlimages/curl
   rules:
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_TAG
-  variables:
-    SCIM_FILE: scim_${CI_COMMIT_TAG}.zip
   script:
     - 'curl --header "JOB-TOKEN: $CI_JOB_TOKEN" --upload-file "dist/${SCIM_FILE}" "${PACKAGE_REGISTRY_URL}/${SCIM_FILE}"'
   needs:
@@ -34,9 +37,6 @@ release_job:
   image: registry.gitlab.com/gitlab-org/release-cli:latest
   rules:
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_TAG
-  variables:
-    SCIM_FILE: scim_${CI_COMMIT_TAG}.zip
-    EXTRA_DESCRIPTION: ""
   script:
     - echo "running release_job"
   release: