diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index ac9916c6..3dc79f4a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ concurrency:
   cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.ref != 'refs/heads/main' }}
 
 jobs:
-  build:
-    name: Build and release
+  release:
+    name: Semantic Release
     if: github.event_name == 'pull_request' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
@@ -31,18 +31,54 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: Install poetry
+      - name: Install Poetry
         run: pipx install poetry
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      - name: Set up Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: 22
 
+      - name: Create release environment
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p release-tools
+          cd release-tools
+          npm init -y
+
+      - name: Install semantic-release dependencies
+        working-directory: release-tools
+        run: |
+          npm install \
+            semantic-release \
+            conventional-changelog-conventionalcommits \
+            conventional-changelog@^8 \
+            conventional-changelog-writer@^9 \
+            @semantic-release/commit-analyzer \
+            @semantic-release/release-notes-generator \
+            @semantic-release/changelog \
+            @semantic-release/exec \
+            @semantic-release/github \
+            @semantic-release/git \
+            semantic-release-replace-plugin
+
+      - name: Show installed dependencies
+        working-directory: release-tools
+        run: |
+          npm ls \
+            semantic-release \
+            @semantic-release/commit-analyzer \
+            @semantic-release/release-notes-generator \
+            conventional-changelog-conventionalcommits \
+            conventional-changelog \
+            conventional-changelog-writer \
+            --all
+
       - name: Test release
         if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        run: make release-dry
+        run: |
+          release-tools/node_modules/.bin/semantic-release --dry-run --no-ci
 
       - name: Release
         if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
@@ -51,7 +87,7 @@ jobs:
           PYPI_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PYPI_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           poetry config pypi-token.pypi "${PYPI_TOKEN}"
-          make release
+          release-tools/node_modules/.bin/semantic-release --ci
 
   docker-push:
     name: Push Docker image
@@ -138,7 +174,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: "3.12"
 
-      - name: Install poetry
+      - name: Install Poetry
         run: pipx install poetry
 
       - name: Extract version
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8c4395e5..c52792df 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -24,19 +24,6 @@ help:
 
 DOCKER = docker compose -p pysus
 SERVICE :=
-SEMANTIC_RELEASE = npx --yes \
-          -p semantic-release \
-          -p conventional-changelog-conventionalcommits \
-          -p conventional-changelog@^8 \
-          -p conventional-changelog-writer@^9 \
-          -p "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer" \
-          -p "@semantic-release/release-notes-generator" \
-          -p "@semantic-release/changelog" \
-          -p "@semantic-release/exec" \
-          -p "@semantic-release/github" \
-          -p "@semantic-release/git" \
-          -p "semantic-release-replace-plugin" \
-          semantic-release
 
 #* Docker basic
 .PHONY: run-jupyter-pysus
@@ -63,15 +50,3 @@ test-pysus-with-coverage: ## run tests with coverage report
 .PHONY: lint
 lint:
 	pre-commit run --all-files
-
-# RELEASE
-# =======
-
-.PHONY: release
-release:
-	$(SEMANTIC_RELEASE) --ci
-
-
-.PHONY: release-dry
-release-dry:
-	$(SEMANTIC_RELEASE) --dry-run --no-ci