diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 7390097be..0695eb99b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -11,16 +11,11 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-        with:
-          python-version: "3.10"
-          cache: 'pip'
-      - run: pip install .
       - uses: ammaraskar/sphinx-action@master
         with:
-          docs-folder: "docs/"
-          pre-build-command: "apt update -y && apt install -y latexmk texlive-latex-recommended texlive-latex-extra texlive-fonts-recommended"
+          pre-build-command: "apt-get update -y && apt-get install -y latexmk texlive-latex-recommended texlive-latex-extra texlive-fonts-recommended"
           build-command: "make latexpdf"
+          docs-folder: "docs"
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: documentation
diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index 5d7c17e5b..d973438e2 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 from datetime import date
 
-from iblrig import __version__
+try:
+    from iblrig import __version__
+except ModuleNotFoundError:
+    import sys
+    from pathlib import Path
+    sys.path.append(str(Path(__file__).parents[1].resolve()))
+    from iblrig import __version__
 
 project = 'iblrig'
 copyright = f'2018 – {date.today().year} International Brain Laboratory'