diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 32561930..8114f84a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ jobs:
       cache: true # enable caching of dependencies based on lockfile
       min-node-version: 18
       skip: 'linux-arm,linux-ia32' # skip building for these platforms
+      node-gyp-build-major: 4
 
   publish_release:
     needs: build