diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 967963b..45e18e6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - run: git fetch --force --tags
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: "21"
+          cache: true
+      - run: npm ci && npm run build
+        working-directory: ./frontend
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
           go-version: ">=1.19.4"