diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index fae6d263..ae770422 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -65,7 +65,13 @@ jobs:
           sudo apt-get install -y libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev libappindicator3-dev librsvg2-dev patchelf
 
       - name: Install Node dependencies
-        run: npm ci
+        run: |
+          npm ci
+
+      - name: Install plugin-runtime Node dependencies
+        working-directory: plugin-runtime
+        run: |
+          npm ci
 
       - name: Build plugins
         working-directory: ${{ env.YAAK_PLUGINS_DIR }}