diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index e46da9c966..811619aa6a 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -152,9 +152,10 @@ jobs:
     resource_class: small
     steps:
       - install_deps
+      - run: npm i -g semantic-release @semantic-release/exec
       - run:
           name: Publish to GitHub
-          command: npx semantic-release
+          command: semantic-release
 
 workflows:
   version: 2