diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index cee5c81c8b65950195de4fd01b9f69ec751f036c..15e59b131b0a0353a656d1646ac36f9724c20c03 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
       uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - name: Copy config.default.json to config.json
+      run: cp config.default.json config.json
     - name: Release GoShimmer
       run: goreleaser --rm-dist
       env: