diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 20bfad130..cfe0b0b38 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@ jobs:
     name: Build and publish a new release
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
+      - name: Check out the repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
           go-version-file: 'go.mod'
 
-      - name: Check out the repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-
       - name: Version
         id: version
         shell: bash