diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 3b7770e39..8976c5dc9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -111,6 +111,10 @@ jobs:
           $DATE_TIME = ([datetime]::Now.ToUniversalTime().toString("yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ssZ")) | Out-String
           go build -ldflags "-s -w -X github.com/drakkan/sftpgo/version.commit=$GIT_COMMIT -X github.com/drakkan/sftpgo/version.date=$DATE_TIME" -o sftpgo.exe
 
+      - name: Initialize data provider
+        run: ./sftpgo initprovider
+        shell: bash
+
       - name: Get SFTPGo version
         id: get_version
         run: echo ::set-output name=VERSION::${GITHUB_REF/refs\/tags\//}