diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-python.yml b/.github/workflows/release-python.yml
index c86deb534..a7423be82 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-python.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-python.yml
@@ -89,12 +89,11 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         package-name: [qcs-sdk-python, qcs-sdk-python-grpc-web]
-    env:
-      CARGO_HOME: 'C:\cargo'
     steps:
     - name: Enable long path support
       run: |
         reg add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem" /v LongPathsEnabled /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
+        git config --system core.longpaths true
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
     - name: Install protoc
       uses: arduino/setup-protoc@v1