diff --git a/.github/workflows/if-nodejs-release.yml b/.github/workflows/if-nodejs-release.yml
index 6f7db5752..4938a37da 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/if-nodejs-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/if-nodejs-release.yml
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ jobs:
         run: npm install
       - if: steps.packagejson.outputs.exists == 'true'
         name: Add plugin for conventional commits for semantic-release
-        run: npm install conventional-changelog-conventionalcommits@5.0.0
+        run: npm install --save-dev conventional-changelog-conventionalcommits@5.0.0
       - if: steps.packagejson.outputs.exists == 'true'
         name: Publish to any of NPM, Github, and Docker Hub
         id: release
@@ -123,4 +123,4 @@ jobs:
           fields: repo,action,workflow
           text: 'Release workflow failed in release job'
         env:
-          SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ secrets.SLACK_CI_FAIL_NOTIFY }}
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+          SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ secrets.SLACK_CI_FAIL_NOTIFY }}