diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index eb74f136b..12503ffe9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ jobs:
       ACTIONS_ALLOW_UNSECURE_COMMANDS: true
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@master
-    - name: set env
-      run: echo ::set-env name=RELEASE_VERSION::${GITHUB_REF#refs/*/}
     - name: Set up Python
       uses: actions/setup-python@v2
       with:
@@ -23,9 +21,8 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         sudo apt-get update -q
         sudo apt-get install libsodium-dev libsecp256k1-dev libgmp-dev -y
-        poetry install -v
-    - name: Run tests
-      run: poetry run pytest tests/
+    - name: Install project
+      run: make install
     - name: Poetry publish
       run: |
         poetry config http-basic.pypi __token__ ${{secrets.PYPI_TOKEN}}