diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index be72539778..ee9f36be8a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -21,10 +21,9 @@ jobs:
           git config --global user.email "actions@github.com"
           git config --global user.name "Github Actions"
           echo "//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=$NPM_TOKEN" > .npmrc
+          echo "$DOCKER_TOKEN" | docker login -u "$DOCKER_USERNAME" --password-stdin
           npm install
           npm run release:rc
-          echo "$DOCKER_TOKEN" | docker login -u "$DOCKER_USERNAME" --password-stdin
-          npm run docker:rc
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a38163731f..2dbab4b0f8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     "docker:release:tag-version": "docker tag js-ipfs:latest docker.io/ipfs/js-ipfs:v`npm show ipfs@latest version -q`",
     "docker:release:push-latest": "docker push ipfs/js-ipfs:latest",
     "docker:release:push-version": "docker push ipfs/js-ipfs:v`npm show ipfs@latest version -q`",
-    "release:rc": "run-s release:pre:non-dirty-repo release:pre:reinstall release:canary",
+    "release:rc": "run-s release:pre:non-dirty-repo release:pre:reinstall release:canary docker:rc",
     "release:canary": "lerna publish --canary --preid rc --dist-tag next --force-publish --yes",
     "docker:rc": "run-s docker:rc:*",
     "docker:rc:build": "docker build . --no-cache --tag js-ipfs:next --file ./Dockerfile.next",