diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 2aec875507..2d224e8243 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Load snarkOS
         run: |
-          mkdir ~/.ssh
           echo "${{ secrets.SNARKOS_DEPLOY_KEY }}" > ~/.ssh/id_rsa
           chmod 600 ~/.ssh/id_rsa
           eval $(ssh-agent -s)
@@ -93,13 +92,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v1
 
-      - name: Load snarkOS
-        run: |
-          mkdir ~/.ssh
-          echo "${{ secrets.SNARKOS_DEPLOY_KEY }}" > ~/.ssh/id_rsa
-          chmod 600 ~/.ssh/id_rsa
-          eval $(ssh-agent -s)
-          ssh-add -k ~/.ssh/id_rsa
+      - uses: webfactory/ssh-agent@v0.4.0
+          with:
+            ssh-private-key: ${{ secrets.SNARKOS_DEPLOY_KEY }}
 
       - name: Install Rust
         uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1