diff --git a/.build/justfile-for-release b/.build/justfile-for-release
index 1d3b4130b..7d938ac75 100644
--- a/.build/justfile-for-release
+++ b/.build/justfile-for-release
@@ -41,9 +41,10 @@ pre-release: decrypt-secrets init-gpg init-git
     ./mvnw --settings .build/maven-ci-settings.xml --batch-mode --no-transfer-progress versions:set -DnewVersion=${RELEASE_VERSION} -DgenerateBackupPoms=false
     ./mvnw --settings .build/maven-ci-settings.xml --batch-mode --no-transfer-progress versions:set -DnewVersion=${RELEASE_VERSION} -DgenerateBackupPoms=false -pl bom
     jbang .build/UpdateDocsAttributesFiles.java --mutiny-version=${RELEASE_VERSION}
-    .build/update-workshop-target-version.sh "${RELEASE_VERSION}"
     @echo "Check that the project builds (no tests)"
     ./mvnw --settings maven-settings.xml --batch-mode --no-transfer-progress clean install -Prelease -DskipTests
+    @echo "Bump workshop examples to ${RELEASE_VERSION}"
+    .build/update-workshop-target-version.sh "${RELEASE_VERSION}"
     @echo "Check that the website builds"
     [[ ${DEPLOY_WEBSITE} == "true" ]] && cd documentation && pipenv run mkdocs build