diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/main.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/main.yaml
index 0067db1..0333298 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/main.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/main.yaml
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ jobs:
           zip -r Mac.zip build/mac
       - name: Upload to release
         uses: akkuman/gitea-release-action@v1
+        env:
+          NODE_OPTIONS: '--experimental-fetch' # if nodejs < 18
         with:
           name: Running release
           tag_name: ${{ needs.BumpTag.outputs.tag_name }}