diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 22c3ebe..b13e9cd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -168,6 +168,10 @@ jobs:
     needs: [sonarcloud, snyk]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v6
+        with:
+          node-version: 24
+          cache: 'npm'
 
       - name: Node & NPM versions
         run: |