diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index e64f855..ac27594 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ jobs:
         CONDA_OVERRIDE_CUDA: "11.0"
       run: |
         conda env create --file environment.yml --name mcdevol_env
+    - name: Activate Environment
+      run: |
+        source ~/.bashrc  # Ensure the shell is updated with conda initialization
         conda activate mcdevol_env
     - name: Verify CUDA Installation
       run: |