diff --git a/.github/workflows/prepare_release.yaml b/.github/workflows/prepare_release.yaml
index e9a35f094..96bb5b64c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prepare_release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prepare_release.yaml
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ jobs:
           node-version-file: package.json
           registry-url: "https://registry.npmjs.org"
           cache: "npm"
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: npm ci
       - name: Bump version
         id: bump-version
         run: |