diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 55d000a..8a7267c 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -44,14 +44,14 @@ build_windows:
           $dotnetExe = 'dotnet'
         }
 
-        # Configure private NuGet source from GitLab Packages if credentials are provided
+        # Configure private NuGet source from GitLab Packages using CI_JOB_TOKEN
         $nugetUrl = 'https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/79509532/packages/nuget/index.json'
-        if ($env:NUGET_USERNAME -and $env:NUGET_PASSWORD) {
-          Write-Host 'Configuring private NuGet source Nuget-GitLab-AIFotoONLUS...'
+        if ($env:CI_JOB_TOKEN) {
+          Write-Host 'Configuring private NuGet source Nuget-GitLab-AIFotoONLUS using CI_JOB_TOKEN...'
           try { & $dotnetExe nuget remove source Nuget-GitLab-AIFotoONLUS } catch {}
-          & $dotnetExe nuget add source $nugetUrl --name Nuget-GitLab-AIFotoONLUS --username gitlab-ci-token --password $CI_JOB_TOKEN --store-password-in-clear-text
+          & $dotnetExe nuget add source $nugetUrl --name Nuget-GitLab-AIFotoONLUS --username gitlab-ci-token --password $env:CI_JOB_TOKEN --store-password-in-clear-text
         } else {
-          Write-Host 'NUGET_USERNAME/NUGET_PASSWORD not set; skipping private NuGet source configuration.'
+          Write-Host 'CI_JOB_TOKEN not available; skipping private NuGet source configuration.'
         }
 
         & $dotnetExe --info
@@ -87,14 +87,14 @@ publish_release:
         & $dotnetExe publish "imagecatalog\ImageCatalog 2.csproj" -c $env:BUILD_CONFIG -r win-x64 --self-contained false -o publish
         Write-Host "Published to $(pwd)\\publish"
 
-        # Configure private NuGet source from GitLab Packages if credentials are provided
+        # Configure private NuGet source from GitLab Packages using CI_JOB_TOKEN
         $nugetUrl = 'https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/79509532/packages/nuget/index.json'
-        if ($env:NUGET_USERNAME -and $env:NUGET_PASSWORD) {
-          Write-Host 'Configuring private NuGet source Nuget-GitLab-AIFotoONLUS...'
+        if ($env:CI_JOB_TOKEN) {
+          Write-Host 'Configuring private NuGet source Nuget-GitLab-AIFotoONLUS using CI_JOB_TOKEN...'
           try { & $dotnetExe nuget remove source Nuget-GitLab-AIFotoONLUS } catch {}
-          & $dotnetExe nuget add source $nugetUrl --name Nuget-GitLab-AIFotoONLUS --username gitlab-ci-token --password $CI_JOB_TOKEN --store-password-in-clear-text
+          & $dotnetExe nuget add source $nugetUrl --name Nuget-GitLab-AIFotoONLUS --username gitlab-ci-token --password $env:CI_JOB_TOKEN --store-password-in-clear-text
         } else {
-          Write-Host 'NUGET_USERNAME/NUGET_PASSWORD not set; skipping private NuGet source configuration.'
+          Write-Host 'CI_JOB_TOKEN not available; skipping private NuGet source configuration.'
         }
 
         # Find first file in publish folder