diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index b3f1985528..a7217a325d 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ build:
       artifacts: true
   before_script:
     - 'apk update && apk upgrade'
-    - 'apk add git bash openssh'
+    - 'apk add git bash openssh git-lfs'
     - 'eval $(ssh-agent -s)'
     - echo "$SSH_PRIVATE_KEY" | tr -d '\r' | ssh-add -
     - 'mkdir -p ~/.ssh/'
diff --git a/release/ci/publish.sh b/release/ci/publish.sh
index d723782934..d50267d7a7 100755
--- a/release/ci/publish.sh
+++ b/release/ci/publish.sh
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ git remote remove origin || true # ensure cleanup
 git remote add origin $GIT_ORIGIN
 #git push origin -d $DEV_BRANCH || true # Ensuring we delete the remote branch if it exists as we are wiping it out
 git fetch origin $DEV_BRANCH || (git checkout -b $DEV_BRANCH && git commit --allow-empty -m "sunnypilot v$VERSION release" && git push -u origin $DEV_BRANCH)
+git lfs install
 
 echo "[-] committing version $VERSION T=$SECONDS"
 git add -f .