diff --git a/lib/deploy/functions/release.js b/lib/deploy/functions/release.js
index f0d52fe90a6..23edb1fb837 100644
--- a/lib/deploy/functions/release.js
+++ b/lib/deploy/functions/release.js
@@ -262,7 +262,8 @@ module.exports = function(context, options, payload) {
               failurePolicy: existingFunction.failurePolicy,
               labels: CLI_DEPLOYMENT_LABELS
             });
-          }
+          },
+          trigger: functionTrigger
         });
       }).value();