diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 6ab14f17..14e164ee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -97,10 +97,6 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
-      - name: Set up Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
-        with:
-          go-version: 1.19
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: workdir-${{ matrix.pythonStandaloneVersion }} ${{ matrix.pythonVersion }}
@@ -112,6 +108,10 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           git reset --hard
           git checkout v0.0.0-${{ matrix.pythonVersion }}-${{ matrix.pythonStandaloneVersion }}-$(cat build-num)
+      - name: Set up Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version: 1.19
       - name: run tests
         shell: bash
         run: |
@@ -135,6 +135,9 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: workdir-${{ matrix.pythonStandaloneVersion }} ${{ matrix.pythonVersion }}
+      - name: rename .git back
+        run: |
+          mv git-dir .git
       - name: update remote url
         run: |
           git remote set-url origin https://token:$GITHUB_TOKEN@github.com/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY