diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 06e1d7b..c8df431 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@ jobs:
           restore-keys: |
             emcache-${{ env.EM_VERSION }}-${{ runner.os }}-
 
+      - name: Ensure cache directory exists
+        run: mkdir -p "${{ env.EM_CACHE }}"
+
       - name: Build
         run: npm run build
         env: