diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-branch.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-branch.yaml
index 1fc20ac19..e33ab69d0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-branch.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-branch.yaml
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: write
 
-    needs: [tag, compute-version]
+    needs: [tag, compute-version, localazy]
     steps:
       - name: Create a new release branch
         uses: actions/github-script@v7.0.1