diff --git a/bin/disinto b/bin/disinto
index 465f66f..2776e41 100755
--- a/bin/disinto
+++ b/bin/disinto
@@ -2889,6 +2889,12 @@ disinto_release() {
     exit 1
   fi
 
+  # Load project config to get FORGE_OPS_REPO
+  local project_toml="${FACTORY_ROOT}/projects/${PROJECT_NAME}.toml"
+  if [ -n "${PROJECT_NAME:-}" ] && [ -f "$project_toml" ]; then
+    source "${FACTORY_ROOT}/lib/load-project.sh" "$project_toml"
+  fi
+
   # Check formula exists
   if [ ! -f "$formula_path" ]; then
     echo "Error: release formula not found at ${formula_path}" >&2