diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 6ac6c5bf2..0945e1756 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
           curl -fsSL -o yqq https://github.com/mikefarah/yq/releases/download/3.3.0/yq_linux_amd64
           chmod +x yqq
           sudo mv yqq /usr/local/bin/yqq
-          pip3 install yq
+          pipx install yq
 
       - name: Install release automaton
         run: |