diff --git a/.github/workflows/push-tag-create-release.yml b/.github/workflows/push-tag-create-release.yml
index 7572ae55c792..dff730fd75b2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/push-tag-create-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/push-tag-create-release.yml
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ jobs:
           cd build-tools
           pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
           pnpm run build:compile
-
-          # add the bin dir of build-cli to the path
-          cd packages/build-cli/bin
-          echo "$(pwd)" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+          # We want flub available to call, so we run npm link in the build-cli package, which creates shims that are avilable on the PATH
+          # Use npm link instead of pnpm link because it handles bins better
+          cd packages/build-cli
+          npm link
 
       - name: Check build-tools installation
         run: |