diff --git a/.github/workflows/package.json b/.github/workflows/package.json
index 37b61efaa..ab2c24bc0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/package.json
+++ b/.github/workflows/package.json
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
       [
         "@semantic-release/exec",
         {
-          "prepareCmd": "echo '${nextRelease.version}' > VERSION && sed -i 's/version: .*/version: ${nextRelease.version}/'"
+          "prepareCmd": "echo '${nextRelease.version}' > VERSION && sed -i 's/version: .*/version: ${nextRelease.version}/' CITATION.cff"
         }
       ],
       [