diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 226253a6..3f65b3a2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
+    - name: Setup Python
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+
     - name: Check out code
       uses: actions/checkout@v2