diff --git a/.travis.settings.xml b/.travis.settings.xml
index 1c215aad0c..396237a2c3 100644
--- a/.travis.settings.xml
+++ b/.travis.settings.xml
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@
       </server>
       <server>
          <id>github</id>
-         <username>${env.GITHUB_USERNAME}</username>
-         <password>${env.GITHUB_API_TOKEN}</password>
+         <username>${env.GIT_USERNAME}</username>
+         <password>${env.GIT_PASSWORD}</password>
       </server>
       <server>
          <id>alfresco-internal</id>
diff --git a/scripts/release.sh b/scripts/release.sh
index dad187a0b3..74311e0312 100755
--- a/scripts/release.sh
+++ b/scripts/release.sh
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ if [ -z ${RELEASE_VERSION} ] || [ -z ${DEVELOPMENT_VERSION} ];
          exit 1
 else
     mvn --batch-mode \
-    -Dusername="${GITHUB_USERNAME}" \
-    -Dpassword="${GITHUB_PASSWORD}" \
+    -Dusername="${GIT_USERNAME}" \
+    -Dpassword="${GIT_PASSWORD}" \
     -DreleaseVersion=${RELEASE_VERSION} \
     -DdevelopmentVersion=${DEVELOPMENT_VERSION} \
     -DskipTests -D${release_type} -DuseReleaseProfile=false \