ci: set explicit image for gitlab release job

Author: MERGE_REQUEST_ROBOT_TOKEN

.gitlab-ci.yml

@@ -277,6 +277,7 @@ pypi upload:
 
 gitlab release:
   stage: publish
+  image: registry.gitlab.com/gitlab-org/release-cli:latest
   extends: .create_gitlab_release
   before_script:
     - echo "overriding default before_script..."

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+### Fixed
+- Fixed "gitlab release" CI job to explicitly set the release-cli image, avoiding issues with missing `$HOME` from the global image.
 
 ## [1.29.0] - 2026-03-26
 ### Added