diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 180f7d977..166d9ea8b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ jobs:
             -DEQEMU_BUILD_LOGIN=ON `
             -DEQEMU_BUILD_LUA=ON `
             -DEQEMU_BUILD_ZLIB=ON `
+            -DEQEMU_BUILD_PERL=ON `
             -DEQEMU_BUILD_CLIENT_FILES=ON
 
       - name: Build