diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index d381fe9..4f31725 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: 18
+          node-version: 20
           registry-url: https://registry.npmjs.org
           scope: "@digitalservicebund"
       - run: npm ci