diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release-tool.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release-tool.yml
index f11f7e1..02de2f9 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release-tool.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release-tool.yml
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ jobs:
           git clean -ffdx
           echo "Release ${TAG_NAME} will build commit $(git rev-parse HEAD)"
 
+      - name: Set up Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version: '1.26'
+          cache: false
+
       - name: Build sow-toolkit binaries
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail