diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/deploy.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/deploy.yml
index 4ef99d3..2a82b7b 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ jobs:
           port: ${{ vars.SSH_DEPLOY_PORT }}
           username: ${{ secrets.SSH_DEPLOY_USER }}
           password: ${{ secrets.SSH_DEPLOY_PASSWORD }}
+          key: ${{ vars.SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}
           script: |
             cd ~/repo
             ./replace-env.sh HRMS_USER "${{ inputs.version }}"