diff --git a/pipeline/env/env.go b/pipeline/env/env.go
index 4724a9450..b9b2ad201 100644
--- a/pipeline/env/env.go
+++ b/pipeline/env/env.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 package env
 
 import (
-	"io/ioutil"
+	"bufio"
 	"os"
 
 	"github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser/context"
@@ -59,12 +59,13 @@ func loadEnv(env, path string) (string, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
-	bts, err := ioutil.ReadFile(path)
+	f, err := os.Open(path)
 	if os.IsNotExist(err) {
 		return "", nil
 	}
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
-	return string(bts), nil
+	bts, _, err := bufio.NewReader(f).ReadLine()
+	return string(bts), err
 }
diff --git a/pipeline/env/env_test.go b/pipeline/env/env_test.go
index 15e2dfc82..6ff57e196 100644
--- a/pipeline/env/env_test.go
+++ b/pipeline/env/env_test.go
@@ -126,6 +126,16 @@ func TestLoadEnv(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.NoError(tt, err)
 		assert.Equal(tt, "123", v)
 	})
+	t.Run("env file with an empty line at the end", func(tt *testing.T) {
+		var env = "SUPER_SECRET_ENV_NOPE"
+		assert.NoError(tt, os.Unsetenv(env))
+		f, err := ioutil.TempFile("", "token")
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		fmt.Fprintf(f, "123\n")
+		v, err := loadEnv(env, f.Name())
+		assert.NoError(tt, err)
+		assert.Equal(tt, "123", v)
+	})
 	t.Run("env file is not readable", func(tt *testing.T) {
 		var env = "SUPER_SECRET_ENV_NOPE"
 		assert.NoError(tt, os.Unsetenv(env))