diff --git a/.goreleaser.yaml b/.goreleaser.yaml
index 12fb34dba..e30c6b763 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yaml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yaml
@@ -15,13 +15,12 @@ monorepo:
   tag_prefix: infisical-cli/
   dir: cli
 
-env:
-  - POSTHOG_API_KEY_FOR_CLI={{ .Env.POSTHOG_API_KEY_FOR_CLI }}
-
 builds:
   - id: darwin-build
     binary: infisical
-    ldflags: -X github.com/Infisical/infisical-merge/packages/util.CLI_VERSION={{ .Version }}
+    ldflags:
+      - -X github.com/Infisical/infisical-merge/packages/util.CLI_VERSION={{ .Version }}
+      - -X github.com/Infisical/infisical-merge/packages/telemetry.POSTHOG_API_KEY_FOR_CLI={{ .Env.POSTHOG_API_KEY_FOR_CLI }}
     flags:
       - -trimpath
     env:
@@ -39,7 +38,9 @@ builds:
     env:
       - CGO_ENABLED=0
     binary: infisical
-    ldflags: -X github.com/Infisical/infisical-merge/packages/util.CLI_VERSION={{ .Version }}
+    ldflags:
+      - -X github.com/Infisical/infisical-merge/packages/util.CLI_VERSION={{ .Version }}
+      - -X github.com/Infisical/infisical-merge/packages/telemetry.POSTHOG_API_KEY_FOR_CLI={{ .Env.POSTHOG_API_KEY_FOR_CLI }}
     flags:
       - -trimpath
     goos:
diff --git a/cli/packages/telemetry/telemetry.go b/cli/packages/telemetry/telemetry.go
index 166b002e1..7b5bd2e5a 100644
--- a/cli/packages/telemetry/telemetry.go
+++ b/cli/packages/telemetry/telemetry.go
@@ -1,23 +1,22 @@
 package telemetry
 
 import (
-	"os"
-
 	"github.com/Infisical/infisical-merge/packages/util"
 	"github.com/denisbrodbeck/machineid"
 	"github.com/posthog/posthog-go"
 )
 
+var POSTHOG_API_KEY_FOR_CLI string
+
 type Telemetry struct {
 	isEnabled     bool
 	posthogClient posthog.Client
 }
 
 func NewTelemetry(telemetryIsEnabled bool) *Telemetry {
-	posthogAPIKey := os.Getenv("POSTHOG_API_KEY_FOR_CLI")
-	if posthogAPIKey != "" {
+	if POSTHOG_API_KEY_FOR_CLI != "" {
 		client, _ := posthog.NewWithConfig(
-			posthogAPIKey,
+			POSTHOG_API_KEY_FOR_CLI,
 			posthog.Config{},
 		)