diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 7b4d9888d781a730bbd55a489b2e4706d8ee114f..475448157fb9a5e5e42de2d94db5b24fc19d328b 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -134,7 +134,8 @@ deploy-exp-release-dev-cscs:
          "argv": ["\$LAB_KERNEL_PATH/bin/env.sh", "{connection_file}", "--profile=default"],
          "display_name": "EBRAINS_experimental_release",
          "name": "experimental_release",
-         "language": "python"
+         "language": "python",
+         "env": { "LAB_KERNEL_INFO": "experimental_release_$(date +"%d-%m-%y")" }
         }
         EOF
         EOS
@@ -175,7 +176,8 @@ deploy-exp-release-prod-cscs:
          "argv": ["\$LAB_KERNEL_PATH/bin/env.sh", "{connection_file}", "--profile=default"],
          "display_name": "EBRAINS_experimental_release",
          "name": "experimental_release",
-         "language": "python"
+         "language": "python",
+         "env": { "LAB_KERNEL_INFO": "experimental_release_$(date +"%d-%m-%y")" }
         }
         EOF
         EOS
@@ -216,7 +218,8 @@ deploy-exp-release-prod-jsc:
          "argv": ["\$LAB_KERNEL_PATH/bin/env.sh", "{connection_file}", "--profile=default"],
          "display_name": "EBRAINS_experimental_release",
          "name": "experimental_release",
-         "language": "python"
+         "language": "python",
+         "env": { "LAB_KERNEL_INFO": "experimental_release_$(date +"%d-%m-%y")" }
         }
         EOF
         EOS