diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 14931f9..7e254f2 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ testSTABLE:
 release:
   stage: release
   script:
+  - npmci node install stable
   - npmci npm prepare
   - npmci npm publish
   only: