diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
index 7d7dba5..4aa0d73 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
@@ -75,16 +75,19 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Node dependencies
         run: npm install
 
-      - name: Build assets
-        run: npm run build
-
       - name: Validate composer.json
         run: composer validate --no-check-lock --no-check-all
 
-      - name: Install Composer dependencies (production)
+      - name: Install Composer dependencies (with dev for prebuild tests)
         run: |
           composer config platform.php 8.3.0
-          composer install --no-dev --optimize-autoloader --no-interaction
+          composer install --no-interaction
+
+      - name: Build assets
+        run: npm run build
+
+      - name: Reinstall Composer dependencies (production only)
+        run: composer install --no-dev --optimize-autoloader --no-interaction
 
       - name: Install gettext
         run: apt-get update && apt-get install -y gettext