diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 24f20da..028299f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 	},
 	"repository": {
 		"type": "git",
-		"url": "https://github.com/1Password/load-secrets-action.git"
+		"url": "git@github.com:1Password/load-secrets-action.git"
 	},
 	"keywords": [
 		"actions",
diff --git a/release.config.cjs b/release.config.cjs
index e1d5440..1a7071e 100644
--- a/release.config.cjs
+++ b/release.config.cjs
@@ -11,4 +11,7 @@ module.exports = {
 		"@semantic-release/release-notes-generator",
 		"@semantic-release/github",
 	],
+	// Use the `https` Git protocol here to prevent semantic-release from erroring
+	// on the SSH protocol used in `repository.url` in the package.json file.
+	repositoryUrl: "https://github.com/1Password/load-secrets-action.git",
 };