diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 901865559..f05daedd4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Set up Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v2
+        with:
+          go-version: 1.16
       - name: Build project
         run: |
           make build-bin