diff --git a/.github/workflows/scheduled-nightly-release.yml b/.github/workflows/scheduled-nightly-release.yml
index f55d557076..bc923c6dfa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scheduled-nightly-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scheduled-nightly-release.yml
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ jobs:
         if: success()
         run: npm run tag:release:nightly
         env:
+          SIGN_FLAG: ""
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Create Issue on Failure
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 226ffa4dd4..4f7d26577b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     "publish:release": "npm run prepare:package && npm run build:packages && npm run build:sandbox:fast && npm run publish:sandbox && npm run publish:npm",
     "prepublishOnly": "node scripts/check-versions.js && node scripts/prepublish.js",
     "release:version": "node scripts/version.js",
-    "tag:release:nightly": "TAG_NAME=\"v$(node -p \"require('./package.json').version\")-nightly.$(date -u +%y%m%d).$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)\"; git tag -s -a $TAG_NAME -m '' && git push origin $TAG_NAME",
+    "tag:release:nightly": "SIGN_FLAG=${SIGN_FLAG:--s}; TAG_NAME=\"v$(node -p \"require('./package.json').version\")-nightly.$(date -u +%y%m%d).$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)\"; git tag $SIGN_FLAG -a $TAG_NAME -m '' && git push origin $TAG_NAME",
     "check:versions": "node scripts/check-versions.js",
     "publish:actions-release": "npm run prepare:package && npm run build:packages && npm run publish:npm"
   },