diff --git a/.github/workflows/devworkspace-generator-release.yml b/.github/workflows/devworkspace-generator-release.yml
index 96780c0e0..467127554 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/devworkspace-generator-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/devworkspace-generator-release.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ jobs:
     name: Create Che Devfile Registry Release
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
+      -
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version: '16'
+          registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
+          scope: '@eclipse-che'
       -
         name: "Checkout source code"
         uses: actions/checkout@v4