diff --git a/scripts/release.js b/scripts/release.js
index fcc60b9c78e..7cc76b9d23f 100755
--- a/scripts/release.js
+++ b/scripts/release.js
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ if (isMainBranch) {
 	await addStubChangelogEntry(newVersion, repo, includedPRs, changelog);
 }
 
+await updatePackages(pkg, browserPkg);
 await installDependenciesBuildAndTest();
 const changelogEntry = isMainBranch ? await waitForChangelogUpdate(newVersion) : '';
-await updatePackages(pkg, browserPkg);
 const gitTag = `v${newVersion}`;
 await commitChanges(newVersion, gitTag);
 await releasePackages(newVersion);