diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 88cd233..2b28d16 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -22,14 +22,17 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: make venv with uv
       run: | 
-        uv venv    
-    - name: Install dependencies
+        uv venv
+
+    - name: Activate venv and Install dependencies
       run: |
+        source venv/bin/activate
         uv pip install -r requirements.txt
 
     - name: Run Jupyter Notebook
       run: |
-        uv jupyter nbconvert --to notebook --execute omim_vs_orphanet_comparison.ipynb --output omim_vs_orphanet_comparison_output.ipynb
+        source venv/bin/activate
+        jupyter nbconvert --to notebook --execute omim_vs_orphanet_comparison.ipynb --output omim_vs_orphanet_comparison_output.ipynb
 
     - name: Get Date for Release Tag
       run: echo "DATE=$(date +%Y-%m-%d)" >> $GITHUB_ENV