diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-pontos.yml b/.github/workflows/release-pontos.yml
index 49a26df562..c72dcb169e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-pontos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-pontos.yml
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: "14"
           cache: "npm"
+      - name: Install npm dependencies
+        run: npm install
       - name: Build dist files
         run: npm run build
       - name: Create tarballs