diff --git a/forgejo-release.sh b/forgejo-release.sh
index e697fb8..198959a 100755
--- a/forgejo-release.sh
+++ b/forgejo-release.sh
@@ -128,15 +128,15 @@ maybe_use_release_note_assistant() {
 
 sign_release() {
     if [ -s "$GPG_PASSPHRASE" ]; then
-        _sign_release_passphrase="--passphrase-file $GPG_PASSPHRASE"
+        set -- "$@" "--passphrase-file $GPG_PASSPHRASE"
     fi
-    gpg --import --no-tty --pinentry-mode loopback "$_sign_release_passphrase" "$GPG_PRIVATE_KEY"
+    gpg --import --no-tty --pinentry-mode loopback "$@" "$GPG_PRIVATE_KEY"
     for asset in "$RELEASE_DIR"/*; do
         case "$asset" in
             *.sha256) continue ;;
         esac
 
-        gpg --armor --detach-sign --no-tty --pinentry-mode loopback "$_sign_release_passphrase" <"$asset" >"$asset".asc
+        gpg --armor --detach-sign --no-tty --pinentry-mode loopback "$@" <"$asset" >"$asset".asc
     done
 }