diff --git a/.github/workflows/gh_release.yml b/.github/workflows/gh_release.yml
index 4bcad1d37b85..f02abfec0b3d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gh_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gh_release.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ jobs:
 #          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 #      - run: export GITHUB_TOKEN=${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} && ./testDistro.sh
       - run: |
+          sbt stage
           cd joern-cli/target/universal/stage
           ./schema-extender/test.sh
           cd -