diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-cmd-config.yml b/.github/workflows/release-cmd-config.yml
index 28057d4258..e3e106bf3d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-cmd-config.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-cmd-config.yml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ jobs:
           make install-local-tools
       - name: Pin kyaml
         run: |
-          gorepomod pin kyaml --doIt
+          gorepomod pin kyaml --local --doIt
       - name: Build test
         run: |
           make build-kustomize-api