diff --git a/lib/cli/src/crewai_cli/deploy/main.py b/lib/cli/src/crewai_cli/deploy/main.py
index 3dedb7d98..6ed0a7ab8 100644
--- a/lib/cli/src/crewai_cli/deploy/main.py
+++ b/lib/cli/src/crewai_cli/deploy/main.py
@@ -155,11 +155,17 @@ class DeployCommand(BaseCommand, PlusAPIMixin):
             response = self.plus_api_client.deploy_by_name(self.project_name)
         elif uuid:
             _display_git_remote_help()
-            response = self._update_crew_from_zip(uuid, repository)
+            env_vars = fetch_and_json_env_file()
+            response = self._update_crew_from_zip(uuid, repository, env_vars)
         elif self.project_name:
             _display_git_remote_help()
             deployment_uuid = self._deployment_uuid_by_name()
-            response = self._update_crew_from_zip(deployment_uuid, repository)
+            env_vars = fetch_and_json_env_file()
+            response = self._update_crew_from_zip(
+                deployment_uuid,
+                repository,
+                env_vars,
+            )
         else:
             self._standard_no_param_error_message()
             return
@@ -304,6 +310,7 @@ class DeployCommand(BaseCommand, PlusAPIMixin):
         self,
         uuid: str,
         repository: git.Repository | None,
+        env_vars: dict[str, str],
     ) -> Any:
         """Update an existing deployment by uploading a project ZIP archive."""
         if not self.project_name:
@@ -313,7 +320,11 @@ class DeployCommand(BaseCommand, PlusAPIMixin):
         zip_file_path = create_project_zip(self.project_name, repository=repository)
         try:
             console.print("Uploading project ZIP...", style="bold blue")
-            return self.plus_api_client.update_crew_from_zip(uuid, zip_file_path)
+            return self.plus_api_client.update_crew_from_zip(
+                uuid,
+                zip_file_path,
+                env=env_vars,
+            )
         finally:
             zip_file_path.unlink(missing_ok=True)
 
diff --git a/lib/cli/tests/deploy/test_deploy_main.py b/lib/cli/tests/deploy/test_deploy_main.py
index 9d6d73b1b..7a71ecef8 100644
--- a/lib/cli/tests/deploy/test_deploy_main.py
+++ b/lib/cli/tests/deploy/test_deploy_main.py
@@ -293,11 +293,13 @@ class TestDeployCommand(unittest.TestCase):
         mock_display.assert_called_once_with({"uuid": "test-uuid"})
 
     @patch("crewai_cli.deploy.main.create_project_zip")
+    @patch("crewai_cli.deploy.main.fetch_and_json_env_file")
     @patch("crewai_cli.deploy.main.git.Repository")
     @patch("crewai_cli.deploy.main.DeployCommand._display_deployment_info")
     def test_deploy_with_uuid_without_remote_updates_from_zip(
-        self, mock_display, mock_repository, mock_create_project_zip
+        self, mock_display, mock_repository, mock_fetch_env, mock_create_project_zip
     ):
+        mock_fetch_env.return_value = {"ENV_VAR": "value"}
         mock_repository.return_value.origin_url.return_value = None
         mock_repository.return_value.create_initial_commit_if_needed.return_value = (
             False
@@ -311,17 +313,21 @@ class TestDeployCommand(unittest.TestCase):
         self.deploy_command.deploy(uuid="test-uuid", skip_validate=True)
 
         self.mock_client.update_crew_from_zip.assert_called_once_with(
-            "test-uuid", Path("/tmp/test_project.zip")
+            "test-uuid",
+            Path("/tmp/test_project.zip"),
+            env={"ENV_VAR": "value"},
         )
         self.mock_client.deploy_by_uuid.assert_not_called()
         mock_display.assert_called_once_with({"uuid": "test-uuid"})
 
     @patch("crewai_cli.deploy.main.create_project_zip")
+    @patch("crewai_cli.deploy.main.fetch_and_json_env_file")
     @patch("crewai_cli.deploy.main.git.Repository")
     @patch("crewai_cli.deploy.main.DeployCommand._display_deployment_info")
     def test_deploy_with_project_name_without_remote_updates_from_zip(
-        self, mock_display, mock_repository, mock_create_project_zip
+        self, mock_display, mock_repository, mock_fetch_env, mock_create_project_zip
     ):
+        mock_fetch_env.return_value = {"ENV_VAR": "value"}
         mock_repository.return_value.origin_url.return_value = None
         mock_repository.return_value.create_initial_commit_if_needed.return_value = (
             False
@@ -341,7 +347,9 @@ class TestDeployCommand(unittest.TestCase):
 
         self.mock_client.crew_status_by_name.assert_called_once_with("test_project")
         self.mock_client.update_crew_from_zip.assert_called_once_with(
-            "test-uuid", Path("/tmp/test_project.zip")
+            "test-uuid",
+            Path("/tmp/test_project.zip"),
+            env={"ENV_VAR": "value"},
         )
         self.mock_client.deploy_by_name.assert_not_called()
         mock_display.assert_called_once_with({"uuid": "test-uuid"})