diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 85c456c93b5..cd0805d8552 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Generate Git derived data files
         run: |
           ./utils/generate_version_git_file.sh
-          ./utils/generate_last_commit_file.py
+          python utils/generate_last_commit_file.py
       - name: Create tarballs
         run: |
           mkdir ${{ env.OUT_DIR }}