diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 0eb56db6..5a05d761 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -46,6 +46,15 @@ jobs:
           name: Install snapcraft
           command: |
             ./.circleci/install_snapcraft.sh
+      - run:
+          name: Login to snapcraft
+          # if you ever lose this, you can recreate it via
+          # `snapcraft export-login snapcraft.login && base64 snapcraft.login` and then chuck that
+          # in circle ci as the SNAPCRAFT_LOGIN_FILE env variable
+          # You'll need your ubuntu one password
+          command: |
+            echo $SNAPCRAFT_LOGIN_FILE | base64 --decode --ignore-garbage > snapcraft.login
+            snapcraft login --with snapcraft.login
       - run:
           name: Run gorelease
           command: |