diff --git a/gitlab/functions.sh b/gitlab/functions.sh
index ab3a0c12a01271eecea09c27ed8de364cd7e7b7f..c42ee4d03eea8f5065df971e1c6916fc9fe114e7 100644
--- a/gitlab/functions.sh
+++ b/gitlab/functions.sh
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ check_env CI_PROJECT_DIR
 check_env CI_PROJECT_PATH
 check_env CI_PROJECT_NAME
 check_env CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME
-check_env BOB_PACKAGE_VERSION
+export_env BOB_PACKAGE_VERSION
 check_pass PYPIUSER
 check_pass PYPIPASS
 check_pass DOCUSER