diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 30876f9..cacc367 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -16,12 +16,6 @@ jobs:
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
 
-    - name: Set up Python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@b64ffcaf5b410884ad320a9cfac8866006a109aa
-      with:
-        python-version: '3.10'
-        cache: 'pip'
-
     - name: Get previous version
       id: prevver
       run: |
@@ -34,6 +28,13 @@ jobs:
         spec_version=`grep -oP 'VERSION \K(\d+\.\d+\.\d+)' tuf-spec.md`
         echo "spec_version=$spec_version" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
+    - name: Set up Python
+      if: steps.getver.outputs.spec_version != steps.prevver.outputs.prev_version
+      uses: actions/setup-python@b64ffcaf5b410884ad320a9cfac8866006a109aa
+      with:
+        python-version: '3.10'
+        cache: 'pip'
+
     - name: Make release
       if: steps.getver.outputs.spec_version != steps.prevver.outputs.prev_version
       uses: actions/create-release@0cb9c9b65d5d1901c1f53e5e66eaf4afd303e70e