diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index c9c092f181..5b55e9a352 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Describe new release
         run: |
           # describe the development release.
-          chown runner:docker output.txt
+          sudo chown runner:docker output.txt
           ls -la
           touch output.txt
           exit 1