diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 3077482..714760d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ jobs:
   release-image:
     name: Release ndc-prometheus image
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [build-cli-binaries]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4