diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index d57e4c4..99e7413 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -137,6 +137,19 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install frontend dependencies
         run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
 
+      - name: Provision Google credentials
+        shell: bash
+        env:
+          GOOGLE_CREDENTIALS: ${{ secrets.GOOGLE_CREDENTIALS }}
+        run: |
+          if [ -n "$GOOGLE_CREDENTIALS" ]; then
+            printf '%s' "$GOOGLE_CREDENTIALS" > google-credentials.json
+            echo "Wrote google-credentials.json from GOOGLE_CREDENTIALS secret."
+          else
+            cp google-credentials.example.json google-credentials.json
+            echo "::warning::GOOGLE_CREDENTIALS secret not set — embedding placeholder credentials; Google Drive backup will be disabled in this release."
+          fi
+
       - name: Build and upload
         uses: tauri-apps/tauri-action@v0
         env: