diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 324e0fc..8f31416 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ jobs:
           # https://github.com/cycjimmy/semantic-release-action#private-packages
           persist-credentials: false
           fetch-depth: 0
+      - name: Build with Gradle
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: ./gradlew clean --no-daemon
       - name: Setup semantic-release
         run: npm install
       - name: Release