diff --git a/scripts/github/update/image_versions.sh b/scripts/github/update/image_versions.sh
index c3eab1c218..fb45fcdf86 100755
--- a/scripts/github/update/image_versions.sh
+++ b/scripts/github/update/image_versions.sh
@@ -5,4 +5,8 @@ SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd -- "$(dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
 REPO_ROOT="$(cd -- "${SCRIPT_DIR}/../../.." && pwd)"
 
 cd "${REPO_ROOT}"
+make dotenv >/dev/null
+set -a
+. .env
+set +a
 python3 -m cli.contributing.update.docker "$@"
diff --git a/scripts/github/update/repository_refs.sh b/scripts/github/update/repository_refs.sh
index e171f3bc72..cc85b9ece6 100755
--- a/scripts/github/update/repository_refs.sh
+++ b/scripts/github/update/repository_refs.sh
@@ -5,4 +5,8 @@ SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd -- "$(dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
 REPO_ROOT="$(cd -- "${SCRIPT_DIR}/../../.." && pwd)"
 
 cd "${REPO_ROOT}"
+make dotenv >/dev/null
+set -a
+. .env
+set +a
 python3 -m cli.contributing.update.repository "$@"