diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index dfa03876..99d3201a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -54,13 +54,13 @@ jobs:
 
           make build
       - name: prepare release
-        run: ./scripts/release/prepare-release.sh
+        run: echo $LAUNCHDARKLY_HOMEBREW_TAP_DEPLOY_KEY != "" && ./scripts/release/prepare-release.sh
       - name: publish
         run: |
           if [[ "$DRY_RUN" = true ]]; then
             ./scripts/release/publish-dry-run.sh
           else
-            ./scripts/release/publish.sh
+            echo $LAUNCHDARKLY_HOMEBREW_TAP_DEPLOY_KEY != "" && ./scripts/release/publish.sh
           fi
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.goreleaser.yml b/.goreleaser.yml
index 6c620425..d1d44408 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yml
@@ -72,10 +72,10 @@ brews:
     repository:
       owner: launchdarkly
       name: homebrew-tap
-      # token: "{{ .Env.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
-      git:
-        url: git@github.com:launchdarkly/homebrew-tap.git
-        private_key: "{{ .Env.LAUNCHDARKLY_HOMEBREW_TAP_DEPLOY_KEY }}"
+      token: "{{ .Env.LAUNCHDARKLY_HOMEBREW_TAP_DEPLOY_KEY }}"
+      # git:
+      #   url: git@github.com:launchdarkly/homebrew-tap.git
+      #   private_key: "{{ .Env.LAUNCHDARKLY_HOMEBREW_TAP_DEPLOY_KEY }}"
     directory: Formula
     url_template: "https://github.com/launchdarkly/ld-find-code-refs/releases/download/{{ .Tag }}/{{ .ArtifactName }}"
     install: |
diff --git a/.ldrelease/publish.sh b/.ldrelease/publish.sh
index 0da76bf7..62408026 100755
--- a/.ldrelease/publish.sh
+++ b/.ldrelease/publish.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+echo "brew deploy key is set: " && echo $LAUNCHDARKLY_HOMEBREW_TAP_DEPLOY_KEY != ""
 # the "publish" makefile target pushes the image to Docker
 $(dirname $0)/run-publish-target.sh publish
 
diff --git a/.ldrelease/run-publish-target.sh b/.ldrelease/run-publish-target.sh
index 49abbaa2..058b7f64 100755
--- a/.ldrelease/run-publish-target.sh
+++ b/.ldrelease/run-publish-target.sh
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ cat "${LD_RELEASE_SECRETS_DIR}/docker_token" | sudo docker login --username "${d
 # Set github token to be used in releaser
 GITHUB_TOKEN=$(cat ${LD_RELEASE_SECRETS_DIR}/github_token)
 
+echo "brew deploy key is set: " && echo $LAUNCHDARKLY_HOMEBREW_TAP_DEPLOY_KEY != ""
 sudo PATH=${PATH} GITHUB_TOKEN=${GITHUB_TOKEN} LAUNCHDARKLY_HOMEBREW_TAP_DEPLOY_KEY=${LAUNCHDARKLY_HOMEBREW_TAP_DEPLOY_KEY} make $TARGET
 
 # Goreleaser puts all the artifacts in ./dist - copying them to $LD_RELEASE_ARTIFACTS_DIR