diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 1e06365bcbb..bde1bd2e26f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: '16.x'
           registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
+      - run: npm install
       - run: npm run prepare-release
         #- run: node ./scripts/npm/release.js --non-interactive --channel $GITHUB_REF_NAME
         env: