diff --git a/internal/pipe/smtp/smtp.go b/internal/pipe/smtp/smtp.go
index fb74e25da..b9cb20c8a 100644
--- a/internal/pipe/smtp/smtp.go
+++ b/internal/pipe/smtp/smtp.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/caarlos0/env/v7"
 	"github.com/caarlos0/log"
 	"github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser/internal/tmpl"
+	"github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser/pkg/config"
 	"github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser/pkg/context"
 	gomail "gopkg.in/mail.v2"
 )
@@ -22,9 +23,9 @@ func (Pipe) String() string                 { return "smtp" }
 func (Pipe) Skip(ctx *context.Context) bool { return !ctx.Config.Announce.SMTP.Enabled }
 
 type Config struct {
-	Host     string `env:"SMTP_HOST,notEmpty"`
-	Port     int    `env:"SMTP_PORT,notEmpty"`
-	Username string `env:"SMTP_USERNAME,notEmpty"`
+	Host     string `env:"SMTP_HOST"`
+	Port     int    `env:"SMTP_PORT"`
+	Username string `env:"SMTP_USERNAME"`
 	Password string `env:"SMTP_PASSWORD,notEmpty"`
 }
 
@@ -66,9 +67,9 @@ func (Pipe) Announce(ctx *context.Context) error {
 	// Set E-Mail body. You can set plain text or html with text/html
 	m.SetBody("text/plain", body)
 
-	var cfg Config
-	if err := env.Parse(&cfg); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("SMTP: %w", err)
+	cfg, err := getConfig(ctx.Config.Announce.SMTP)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
 
 	// Settings for SMTP server
@@ -87,3 +88,30 @@ func (Pipe) Announce(ctx *context.Context) error {
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+var (
+	errNoPort     = fmt.Errorf("SMTP: missing smtp.port or $SMTP_PORT")
+	errNoUsername = fmt.Errorf("SMTP: missing smtp.username or $SMTP_USERNAME")
+	errNoHost     = fmt.Errorf("SMTP: missing smtp.host or $SMTP_HOST")
+)
+
+func getConfig(smtp config.SMTP) (Config, error) {
+	cfg := Config{
+		Host:     smtp.Host,
+		Port:     smtp.Port,
+		Username: smtp.Username,
+	}
+	if err := env.Parse(&cfg); err != nil {
+		return cfg, fmt.Errorf("SMTP: %w", err)
+	}
+	if cfg.Username == "" {
+		return cfg, errNoUsername
+	}
+	if cfg.Host == "" {
+		return cfg, errNoHost
+	}
+	if cfg.Port == 0 {
+		return cfg, errNoPort
+	}
+	return cfg, nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/pipe/smtp/smtp_test.go b/internal/pipe/smtp/smtp_test.go
index 010d9673c..8d541bddc 100644
--- a/internal/pipe/smtp/smtp_test.go
+++ b/internal/pipe/smtp/smtp_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package smtp
 
 import (
+	"strconv"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser/pkg/config"
@@ -41,3 +42,91 @@ func TestDefault(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, defaultBodyTemplate, ctx.Config.Announce.SMTP.BodyTemplate)
 	require.Equal(t, defaultSubjectTemplate, ctx.Config.Announce.SMTP.SubjectTemplate)
 }
+
+func TestGetConfig(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("from env", func(t *testing.T) {
+		expect := Config{
+			Host:     "hostname",
+			Port:     123,
+			Username: "user",
+			Password: "secret",
+		}
+		t.Setenv("SMTP_HOST", expect.Host)
+		t.Setenv("SMTP_USERNAME", expect.Username)
+		t.Setenv("SMTP_PASSWORD", expect.Password)
+		t.Setenv("SMTP_PORT", strconv.Itoa(expect.Port))
+		cfg, err := getConfig(config.SMTP{})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, expect, cfg)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("mixed", func(t *testing.T) {
+		expect := Config{
+			Host:     "hostname",
+			Port:     123,
+			Username: "user",
+			Password: "secret",
+		}
+		t.Setenv("SMTP_HOST", expect.Host)
+		t.Setenv("SMTP_PASSWORD", expect.Password)
+		cfg, err := getConfig(config.SMTP{
+			Port:     expect.Port,
+			Username: expect.Username,
+		})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, expect, cfg)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("from conf", func(t *testing.T) {
+		expect := Config{
+			Host:     "hostname",
+			Port:     123,
+			Username: "user",
+			Password: "secret",
+		}
+		t.Setenv("SMTP_PASSWORD", expect.Password)
+		cfg, err := getConfig(config.SMTP{
+			Host:     expect.Host,
+			Port:     expect.Port,
+			Username: expect.Username,
+		})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, expect, cfg)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("no port", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Setenv("SMTP_HOST", "host")
+		t.Setenv("SMTP_PASSWORD", "pwd")
+		_, err := getConfig(config.SMTP{
+			Username: "user",
+		})
+		require.ErrorIs(t, err, errNoPort)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("no username", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Setenv("SMTP_HOST", "host")
+		t.Setenv("SMTP_PASSWORD", "pwd")
+		_, err := getConfig(config.SMTP{
+			Port: 10,
+		})
+		require.ErrorIs(t, err, errNoUsername)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("no host", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Setenv("SMTP_PASSWORD", "pwd")
+		_, err := getConfig(config.SMTP{
+			Port:     10,
+			Username: "user",
+		})
+		require.ErrorIs(t, err, errNoHost)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("no password", func(t *testing.T) {
+		_, err := getConfig(config.SMTP{
+			Port:     10,
+			Username: "user",
+			Host:     "host",
+		})
+		require.EqualError(t, err, "SMTP: env: environment variable \"SMTP_PASSWORD\" should not be empty")
+	})
+}
diff --git a/www/docs/customization/announce/smtp.md b/www/docs/customization/announce/smtp.md
index af5470a4f..5a9f7e188 100644
--- a/www/docs/customization/announce/smtp.md
+++ b/www/docs/customization/announce/smtp.md
@@ -14,10 +14,12 @@ announce:
     # Defaults to false.
     enabled: true
 
-    # SMTP Host
+    # SMTP Host.
+    # Default from $SMTP_HOST.
     host: "smtp.gmail.com"
 
     # SMTP Port
+    # Default from $SMTP_PORT.
     port: 587
 
     # Sender of the email
@@ -29,6 +31,7 @@ announce:
       - ""
 
     # Owner of the email
+    # Default from $SMTP_USERNAME.
     username: ""
 
     # Body template to use within the email.