diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index d5bcb4d4e8..d452e37878 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -542,6 +542,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Set OpenVINO version output
         id: openvino_version
+        shell: bash
         run: echo "value=${{ env.OPENVINO_VERSION_MAJOR }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Clone