diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-action.yml b/.github/workflows/release-action.yml
index 3154a7cb1..a4d58cd5e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-action.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-action.yml
@@ -60,14 +60,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: bun install --frozen-lockfile
 
-      - name: Build dependencies
-        run: |
-          bun run build:deps
-          bun run --filter '@node-minify/core' build
-
+      # The action bundles 7 workspace packages (benchmark, core, esbuild, oxc,
+      # swc, terser, utils), so build the whole workspace. The root script
+      # already orders utils first and the action last.
       - name: Build action
         run: bun run build
-        working-directory: packages/action
 
       - name: Get version
         id: version