diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-release-branch.yaml b/.github/workflows/create-release-branch.yaml
index 6bec81e01c..51cfc647d2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create-release-branch.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-release-branch.yaml
@@ -167,17 +167,15 @@ jobs:
         with:
           go-version: '^1.16'
       - name: install git-chglog
-        run: go get -u github.com/git-chglog/git-chglog/cmd/git-chglog # TODO don't do this
-      - name: reset go mod
-        run: |
-          git checkout -- go.mod
-          git checkout -- go.sum
+        run: GOBIN=${GITHUB_WORKSPACE} go install github.com/git-chglog/git-chglog/cmd/git-chglog@v0.15.1
       - name: generate release notes
         run: |
           git tag ${{github.event.inputs.release_version}}
-          git-chglog --tag-filter-pattern 'v\d+\.\d+\.\d+$' --output releases/CHANGELOG-${{github.event.inputs.release_version}}.md ${{github.event.inputs.release_version}}
+          ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/git-chglog --tag-filter-pattern 'v\d+\.\d+\.\d+$' --output releases/CHANGELOG-${{github.event.inputs.release_version}}.md ${{github.event.inputs.release_version}}
           git tag -d ${{github.event.inputs.release_version}}
           git add releases/CHANGELOG-${{github.event.inputs.release_version}}.md
+      - name: remove git-chglog binary
+        run: rm -f ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/git-chglog
       - name: create pull request
         uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v3
         with: