diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 6352b4e..99d89a3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ jobs:
       CLI_VERSION: ${{ steps.extract_cli_version.outputs.CLI_VERSION }}
 
     steps:
+      - name: Install Harden Runner
+        uses: checkmarx/harden-runner-action@9af89fc71515a100421586dfdb3dc9c984fbf411 #v2.19.4
+        with:
+          use-policy-store: true
+          api-key: ${{ secrets.STEP_SECURITY_API_KEY }}
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@8ade135a41bc03ea155e62e844d188df1ea18608 # v4.1.0
         # with: