diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-che-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/release-che-docs.yml
index d77462878..203962052 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-che-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-che-docs.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,14 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
+      - name: Set up Python 3.6
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        with:
+          python-version: 3.6
+      - name: Install yq
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install yq
       - name: Release che docs PRs
         run: |
           hub version
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-chectl.yml b/.github/workflows/release-chectl.yml
index d47797633..72e4c87fe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-chectl.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-chectl.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,14 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
+      - name: Set up Python 3.6
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        with:
+          python-version: 3.6
+      - name: Install yq
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install yq
       - name: Release chectl PRs
         run: |
           hub version