diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index fe2c7c915..de626686e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -97,6 +97,17 @@ jobs:
           name: python-package-distributions
           path: dist/
 
+      - name: Get python version from Makefile
+        run: echo py_version=`make PYTHON_VERSION` >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Install python ${{ env.py_version }}
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ env.py_version }}
+
+      - name: Install python deps
+        run: pip install -r requirements/requirements_dev.txt
+
       - name: Create a GitHub Release uploading the dists
         run: >-
           ansible-playbook