diff --git a/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml b/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml
index 505d99aa38f..6dc1015b810 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
   # Releasing opentelemetry-collector
   prepare-release:
-    needs: validate-version
+    needs: 
+      - validate-version
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1