diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-e2e-release.yml b/.github/workflows/test-e2e-release.yml
index 8e26274a34e..8d551aeaa44 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-e2e-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-e2e-release.yml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ jobs:
           npm install @midleman/github-actions-reporter@^1.9.5
 
           # Manually create a minimal `package.json` for local `npm install`
-          echo '{}' > test/e2e/package.json
+          echo '{"scripts":{"compile":"npx tsc"}}' > package.json
 
           cd test/e2e
           npm install