diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-publish.yml
index dc594c40..a85410a5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-publish.yml
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ jobs:
           labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
           build-args: |
             ESPIDF_IMAGE=ghcr.io/davidmonterocrespo24/velxio-espidf-toolchain:latest
+            VELXIO_LICENSE_KEY=${{ secrets.VELXIO_BUILD_LICENSE_KEY }}
           cache-from: type=gha
           # mode=min only stores the layers used in the final image. mode=max
           # also stores all intermediate layers, which doubles or triples the