diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 128f763c0..44b5d6f55 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Cosign
         uses: sigstore/cosign-installer@053f9b74638557590800a301da1ba82351507e2c # v3.8.1
 
+      - name: Initialize Cosign TUF root
+        run: cosign initialize
+
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@8d2750c68a42422c14e847fe6c8ac0403b4cbd6f # v3.12.0