diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index bf14f9b2..5535e10d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Bootstrap project
       run: |
         cd codegen-tests
+        grafana-app-sdk generate
         grafana-app-sdk project component add frontend backend operator --plugin-id=codegen-tests
         go mod tidy
         go build cmd/operator/*.go