diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 62f9bc88e..7aec045f6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -16,14 +16,17 @@ jobs:
           # This makes Actions fetch all Git history so that Changesets can generate changelogs with the correct commits
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: Setup Node.js 12.x
+      - name: Setup Node.js 14.x
         uses: actions/setup-node@master
         with:
-          node-version: 12.x
+          node-version: 14.x
 
       - name: Install Dependencies
         run: yarn
 
+      - name: Build packages
+        run: yarn lerna run build
+
       - name: Create Release Pull Request or Publish to npm
         id: changesets
         uses: changesets/action@master