diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index d1faf9f5..0005c69d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -85,11 +85,6 @@ jobs:
           write-host "Installing plugin"
           & "${env:RUNNER_TEMP}\plugin\*\kmscng.msi" /quiet
           write-host "plugin installed"
-      - name: remove unwanted mingw dll.a files
-        run: |
-          Get-ChildItem -Path "C:\mingw64" -Recurse -Filter "libpthread.dll.a" -File | Remove-Item -Force
-          Get-ChildItem -Path "C:\mingw64" -Recurse -Filter "libwinpthread.dll.a" -File | Remove-Item -Force
-          Get-ChildItem -Path "C:\mingw64" -Recurse -Filter "libstdc++.dll.a" -File | Remove-Item -Force
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
           go-version-file: go.mod
@@ -309,6 +304,11 @@ jobs:
           write-host "Installing plugin"
           & "${env:RUNNER_TEMP}\plugin\*\kmscng.msi" /quiet
           write-host "plugin installed"
+      - name: remove unwanted mingw dll.a files
+        run: |
+          Get-ChildItem -Path "C:\mingw64" -Recurse -Filter "libpthread.dll.a" -File | Remove-Item -Force
+          Get-ChildItem -Path "C:\mingw64" -Recurse -Filter "libwinpthread.dll.a" -File | Remove-Item -Force
+          Get-ChildItem -Path "C:\mingw64" -Recurse -Filter "libstdc++.dll.a" -File | Remove-Item -Force
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
           go-version-file: go.mod