diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 4760b78..aa08dd7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -13,12 +13,25 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
       # Workaround for issue: https://github.com/cycjimmy/semantic-release-action/issues/159
       # Had to pin to version 14
       - name: "Pin node version"
         uses: actions/setup-node@v2
         with:
           node-version: '14'
+
+      # Use haskell environment to run cabal configure needed for semantic-release-hackage
+      - name: Setup Haskell
+        id: setup-haskell-cabal
+        uses: haskell-actions/setup@v2
+        with:
+          ghc-version: "9.0"
+          cabal-version: "3.8"
+
+      - name: Semantic Release
+        run: cabal configure --enable-tests
+
       - name: Semantic Release
         uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v4
         with: