diff --git a/.github/workflows/prep-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/prep-release.yaml
index 1217e142..462d74c5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prep-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prep-release.yaml
@@ -59,6 +59,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build components
         run: ./scripts/build_components.sh -t $GITHUB_REF_NAME
 
+      # In case the build runs longer as 1h we need to refresh the token
+      - name: Login to Amazon ECR Public
+        id: login-ecr-public
+        uses: aws-actions/amazon-ecr-login@v2
+        with:
+          registry-type: public
+
       - name: Build data explorer
         run: ./scripts/build_explorer.sh -t $GITHUB_REF_NAME