diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 6412bcddf..da7dfcf18 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
       # if: steps.cache-pip.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-        pip install -U platformio meshtastic adafruit-nrfutil
+        pip install -U platformio meshtastic adafruit-nrfutil littlefs-python
 
     - name: Upgrade platformio
       run: |