diff --git a/.buildkite/docker-compose.yml b/.buildkite/docker-compose.yml
index 85985f9e..31fcbd94 100644
--- a/.buildkite/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/docker-compose.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ services:
       - ~/gomodcache:/gomodcache
     working_dir: /work
     environment:
+      - BUILDKITE_BRANCH
+      - BUILDKITE_COMMIT
       - BUILDKITE_JOB_ID
       - GOCACHE=/gocache
       - GOMODCACHE=/gomodcache
diff --git a/.buildkite/pipeline.release.yml b/.buildkite/pipeline.release.yml
index c28183e9..20d470ee 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipeline.release.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipeline.release.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,19 @@
 steps:
+  - name: ":banana: Publish Pact"
+    env:
+      PACT_BROKER_BASE_URL: "https://buildkite.pactflow.io"
+    plugins:
+      - aws-ssm#v1.0.0:
+          parameters:
+            PACT_BROKER_TOKEN: /pipelines/buildkite/test-splitter-client-release/PACT_BROKER_TOKEN
+      - docker#v5.11.0:
+        image: pactfoundation/pact-cli:latest
+        command: ["./buildkite/steps/publish-pacts.sh"]
+        environment:
+          - BUILDKITE_COMMIT
+          - PACT_BROKER_BASE_URL
+          - PACT_BROKER_TOKEN
+
   - name: ":cook: Prepare release"
     plugins:
       - docker#v5.11.0:
@@ -6,8 +21,8 @@ steps:
           entrypoint: ""
           command: [".buildkite/steps/prepare-release.sh"]
           mount-buildkite-agent: true
-  
-  - wait 
+
+  - wait
 
   - name: ":rocket: Release"
     artifact_paths: "dist/**/*"
diff --git a/.buildkite/steps/publish-pacts.sh b/.buildkite/steps/publish-pacts.sh
index d17d42a7..4ba3cad3 100755
--- a/.buildkite/steps/publish-pacts.sh
+++ b/.buildkite/steps/publish-pacts.sh
@@ -1,16 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env sh
+#!bash -eux
 
-set -euo pipefail
-
-echo -e "--- :download: Fetching pacts"
-buildkite-agent artifact download internal/api/pacts/* .
-
-export PACT_BROKER_BASE_URL=https://buildkite.pactflow.io
-
-echo -e "--- :upload: Uploading pacts"
-pact \
-  publish \
-  internal/api/pacts \
-  --branch ${BUILDKITE_BRANCH} \
-  --consumer-app-version ${BUILDKITE_COMMIT} \
-  --tag-with-git-branch
+publish internal/api/pacts --consumer-app-version $BUILDKITE_BUILD_NUMBER