diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release_preparation.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/release_preparation.yaml
index cbea62a..d466430 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release_preparation.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release_preparation.yaml
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ jobs:
                       echo {$PWD}
                       composer update
                   image: gitea.champs-libres.be/chill-project/chill-skeleton-basic/base-image:latest
+                  # add an option to mount the workspace inside the path /var/www/app, where the workdir is
+                  options: -v ${{ github.workspace }}:/var/www/app
 #            - name: commit changed files
 #              uses: https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v5
 #              with: