diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-github.yml b/.github/workflows/release-github.yml
index 935697fa7..4332295a8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-github.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-github.yml
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install -y \
+            python3-pip \
             build-essential \
             cmake \
             pkg-config \
@@ -65,6 +66,10 @@ jobs:
             ninja-build \
             dpkg
 
+      # Install jsonref
+      - name: Install jsonref
+        run: pip3 install jsonref
+
       - name: Set up NPM token
         env:
           NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SEMANTIC_RELEASE_NPM_TOKEN }} # <-- allow npm publish for each workspace