diff --git a/.github/workflows/do_release.yml b/.github/workflows/do_release.yml
index 47fe9ab..0dbc9fe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/do_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/do_release.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: execute gitversion
         id: gitversion # step id used as reference for output values
         uses: gittools/actions/gitversion/execute@v2.0.1
+        with:
+          useConfigFile: true
         
       - name: print gitversion
         run: |