diff --git a/.devops/azure-pipelines-release.yml b/.devops/azure-pipelines-release.yml
index afb9b9c5..b52976f3 100644
--- a/.devops/azure-pipelines-release.yml
+++ b/.devops/azure-pipelines-release.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ jobs:
   pool:
     vmImage: 'ubuntu-22.04'
   steps:
+  - task: NodeTool@0 
+    inputs:
+      versionSpec: '14.x'
   - script: |
       npm install
       npm run build