diff --git a/jenkins/release.jenkinsFile b/jenkins/release.jenkinsFile
index d8ed9f72..c49fd8e8 100644
--- a/jenkins/release.jenkinsFile
+++ b/jenkins/release.jenkinsFile
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ lib = library(identifier: 'jenkins@1.5.3', retriever: modernSCM([
 ]))
 
 standardReleasePipelineWithGenericTrigger(
+    overrideDockerImage: 'opensearchstaging/ci-runner:release-centos7-clients-v4',
     tokenIdCredential: 'jenkins-opensearch-sdk-java-generic-webhook-token',
     causeString: 'A tag was cut on opensearch-project/opensearch-sdk-java repository causing this workflow to run',
     downloadReleaseAsset: true,