diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 4886d58..61b696b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: write
     steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.9'
       - name: Publish PyPi package
         uses: code-specialist/pypi-poetry-publish@v1
         with: