diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-che-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/release-che-docs.yml
index efb7c170f..8ee5e1d5b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-che-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-che-docs.yml
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
+      - name: Set up environment
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update -y || true
+          sudo apt-get -y -q install curl bash git hub
+          hub --version
       - name: Set up Python 3.9
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
@@ -47,7 +52,6 @@ jobs:
           pip install yq
       - name: Release che docs PRs
         run: |
-          hub version
           git config --global user.name "Mykhailo Kuznietsov"
           git config --global user.email "mkuznets@redhat.com"
           export GITHUB_TOKEN=${{ secrets.CHE_BOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-chectl.yml b/.github/workflows/release-chectl.yml
index a1d2c26ff..e931e0655 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-chectl.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-chectl.yml
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ jobs:
           pip install yq
       - name: Release chectl PRs
         run: |
-          hub version
           git config --global user.name "Mykhailo Kuznietsov"
           git config --global user.email "mkuznets@redhat.com"
           export GITHUB_TOKEN=${{ secrets.CHE_INCUBATOR_BOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-community-operator-PRs.yml b/.github/workflows/release-community-operator-PRs.yml
index beffec85e..9d1c1dbed 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-community-operator-PRs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-community-operator-PRs.yml
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ jobs:
           pip install yq
       - name: Release community operator PR
         run: |
-          hub version
           git config --global user.name "Mykhailo Kuznietsov"
           git config --global user.email "mkuznets@redhat.com"
           export GITHUB_TOKEN=${{ secrets.CHE_INCUBATOR_BOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 73c88024a..ef20307e6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ jobs:
           pip install yq
           pip install semver
           sudo apt-get -y -q install hub
+          hub --version
           # get base32 util from che-release project
           wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/eclipse/che-release/master/utils/base32
           # copy base32 python-based helper script into dir that's accessed from PATH (so it's accessible to this and other called scripts)
@@ -80,7 +81,6 @@ jobs:
           echo "CHE_VERSION=${CHE_VERSION}"
           BRANCH=${CHE_VERSION%.*}.x
           echo "BRANCH=${BRANCH}"
-          hub version
           git config --global user.name "Mykhailo Kuznietsov"
           git config --global user.email "mkuznets@redhat.com"
           export GITHUB_TOKEN=${{ secrets.CHE_BOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}