diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-nuget.yml b/.github/workflows/release-nuget.yml
index 47a1d64..6f758c5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-nuget.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-nuget.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Setup .NET
+        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
+        with:
+          dotnet-version: '9.0.x'
       - name: Verify commit exists in origin/main
         run: |
           git fetch --no-tags --prune --depth=1 origin +refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*