diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 4050f35ce..5a5ec944e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -16,15 +16,26 @@ jobs:
       contents: write
       pull-requests: write
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      - name: Git setup
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Node setup
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: 22
-      - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
+
+      - name: pnpm setup
+        uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
         with:
           version: 9.14.4
           run_install: true
-      - uses: changesets/action@v1
+
+      # Do not remove! This ensures a build happens every time
+      - name: Build all packages
+        run: pnpm run build
+
+      - name: Changesets version and/or publish
+        uses: changesets/action@v1
         with:
           version: pnpm run version
           publish: pnpm exec changeset publish