diff --git a/cuddle.yaml b/cuddle.yaml
index e2f08b3..109c61e 100644
--- a/cuddle.yaml
+++ b/cuddle.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 base: "git@git.front.kjuulh.io:kjuulh/cuddle-base.git"
 vars:
   registry: "kasperhermansen"
+  port: "3000:3000"
 
 scripts:
   build_release:
diff --git a/scripts/deploy_release.sh b/scripts/deploy_release.sh
index b24118b..2464a1e 100755
--- a/scripts/deploy_release.sh
+++ b/scripts/deploy_release.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@ git clone "$DEPLOYMENTS" _deployments
 
 mkdir -p "_deployments/$SERVICE"
 
-cp "$TMP/docker-compose.deploy_release.yml" "_deployments/$SERVICE/docker-compose.yml"
+CUDDLE_FETCH_POLICY=never cuddle_cli render_template \
+  --template-file docker-compose.deploy_release.yml.tmpl \
+  --dest "_deployments/$SERVICE/docker-compose.yml" \
+  --extra-var "image=$tag"
 
 cd _deployments
 
diff --git a/templates/docker-compose.deploy_release.yml b/templates/docker-compose.deploy_release.yml.tmpl
similarity index 80%
rename from templates/docker-compose.deploy_release.yml
rename to templates/docker-compose.deploy_release.yml.tmpl
index b02167c..929fcf8 100644
--- a/templates/docker-compose.deploy_release.yml
+++ b/templates/docker-compose.deploy_release.yml.tmpl
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 version: '3.7'
 
 services:
-  {{.service}}:
-    image: {{.image}}
+  {{ service }}:
+    image: {{ image }}
     ports:
-      - {{.ports}}
+      - {{ port }}
     env_file: ".env"
     restart: always
     depends_on: