diff --git a/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml b/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml
index a44568d2e7a..6ff746ec06a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
   # Releasing opentelemetry-collector
   prepare-release:
     needs: 
-      - validate-version
+      - validate-versions
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1