diff --git a/script/find-release.js b/script/find-release.js
index 3cbec2a0225..27812fe1238 100644
--- a/script/find-release.js
+++ b/script/find-release.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require('dotenv-safe').load()
+if (!process.env.CI) require('dotenv-safe').load()
 
 const GitHub = require('github')
 const github = new GitHub()
diff --git a/script/prepare-release.js b/script/prepare-release.js
index 7322cf17acb..34e500e46b3 100755
--- a/script/prepare-release.js
+++ b/script/prepare-release.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 
-require('dotenv-safe').load()
+if (!process.env.CI) require('dotenv-safe').load()
 require('colors')
 const args = require('minimist')(process.argv.slice(2), {
   boolean: ['automaticRelease', 'notesOnly', 'stable']
diff --git a/script/release.js b/script/release.js
index 707405f1901..9048d759d94 100755
--- a/script/release.js
+++ b/script/release.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 
-require('dotenv-safe').load()
+if (!process.env.CI) require('dotenv-safe').load()
 require('colors')
 const args = require('minimist')(process.argv.slice(2))
 const fs = require('fs')
diff --git a/script/upload-to-github.js b/script/upload-to-github.js
index 219879fc4f1..0d42b8d9e1c 100644
--- a/script/upload-to-github.js
+++ b/script/upload-to-github.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require('dotenv-safe').load()
+if (!process.env.CI) require('dotenv-safe').load()
 
 const GitHub = require('github')
 const github = new GitHub()