diff --git a/release/deploy.py b/release/deploy.py
index d936e5d1b..2e27e9848 100755
--- a/release/deploy.py
+++ b/release/deploy.py
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
             env={
                 **os.environ,
                 "AWS_REGION": "auto",
+                "AWS_DEFAULT_REGION": "auto",
                 "AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID": os.environ["R2_ACCESS_KEY_ID"],
                 "AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY": os.environ["R2_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY"],
             },