diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
index 03a5071..6175e43 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
@@ -20,11 +20,6 @@ jobs:
       packages: write
       contents: read
     steps:
-      - name: Set up Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        with:
-          node-version: '20'
-
       - name: Check out the repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
@@ -35,6 +30,11 @@ jobs:
           fetch-tags: true
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
+      - name: Set up Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: '20'
+
       - name: Determine final version
         id: get_final_ver
         run: |