diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml
index be71f15..12aa5e2 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ jobs:
           echo 'CHANGES<<EOF' >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           gawk -f scripts/changes.awk -v version=$(make version-number) CHANGELOG.md >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo EOF >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          mkdir -p out
           sed -e "s/DEB_SSH_HOST/$SSH_HOST/g" deploy/dput/mousesoft.json.tpl > out/mousesoft.json
 
       - name: upload dput profile