diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 6567a38f..24b4ab18 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
-
       - name: Setup Go with cache
         uses: jfrog/.github/actions/install-go-with-cache@main
 
diff --git a/release/pipelines.release.yml b/release/pipelines.release.yml
index db0b35fa..2a76d4b6 100644
--- a/release/pipelines.release.yml
+++ b/release/pipelines.release.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ pipelines:
         readOnly:
           NEXT_VERSION: 0.0.0
           NEXT_DEVELOPMENT_VERSION: 0.0.x-SNAPSHOT
+          AUDIT_FAIL: false
 
     steps:
       - name: Release
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ pipelines:
             - git merge origin/dev
 
             # Run audit
-            - jf audit
+            - jf audit --fail=${AUDIT_FAIL:-false}
 
             # Update version
             - sed -i "s/\(currentVersion=\).*\$/\1${NEXT_VERSION}/" gradle.properties