diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index da382a7..fd1c118 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,22 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       id-token: write
       contents: write
+    
+    services:
+      postgres:
+        image: postgres:latest
+        env:
+          POSTGRES_DB: test_db
+          POSTGRES_USER: postgres
+          POSTGRES_PASSWORD: postgres
+        ports:
+          - 5432:5432
+        options: >-
+          --health-cmd pg_isready
+          --health-interval 10s
+          --health-timeout 5s
+          --health-retries 5
+
     steps:
       - name: Generate token for version incrementer app
         id: create_token
@@ -44,6 +60,17 @@ jobs:
           git config --global user.name "github-actions[bot]"
           git config --global user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
 
+      - name: Set required env variables
+        run: |
+          echo "DB_USER=postgres" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "DB_PASSWORD=postgres" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "DB_HOST=127.0.0.1" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "DB_PORT=5432" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "DB_NAME=test_db" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "SECRET_KEY=$(openssl rand -base64 32)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "BASE_URL=http://localhost:8000" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "RESEND_API_KEY=resend_api_key" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
       - name: Render and Publish
         run: uv run quarto publish gh-pages --no-prompt --no-browser