diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
index 88be585..4d79203 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,27 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: windows
 
     steps:
+      - name: Ensure Node.js for Gitea actions
+        shell: powershell
+        run: |
+          if (Get-Command node -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
+            node --version
+            exit 0
+          }
+          $nodeVersion = "v20.19.0"
+          $zipUrl = "https://nodejs.org/dist/$nodeVersion/node-$nodeVersion-win-x64.zip"
+          $zipPath = "$env:RUNNER_TEMP\node.zip"
+          $extractRoot = "$env:RUNNER_TEMP\node"
+          Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $zipUrl -OutFile $zipPath
+          Expand-Archive -Path $zipPath -DestinationPath $extractRoot -Force
+          $nodeDir = Get-ChildItem -Path $extractRoot -Directory | Select-Object -First 1
+          if (-not $nodeDir) {
+            throw "Node.js archive extracted incorrectly."
+          }
+          $nodeDir.FullName | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_PATH -Encoding utf8 -Append
+          $env:PATH = "$($nodeDir.FullName);$env:PATH"
+          node --version
+
       - name: Checkout
         uses: https://git.daemonlord.ru/actions/checkout@v4
         with: