diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index c8c9aca089..9b9aa7f39d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
           node-version: "18.x"
+
+      - name: apply patch for unexpected-error test expects non-colored output from https://github.com/snyk/cli/pull/4813
+        run: curl --fail -Ls "https://github.com/candrews/snyk-cli/commit/558514ea87baca646d1161748b00e027ef72f321.patch" | git apply
       - name: apply patch adding the client-sbom creation feature
         run: curl --fail -Ls "https://github.com/candrews/snyk-cli/commit/b2fba9e586acb406719afb77eddb3f0b5460ce69.patch" | git apply
       - name: Install dependencies