diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
index cfc250f07..f3b182fbe 100755
--- a/release.sh
+++ b/release.sh
@@ -94,6 +94,11 @@ if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
+# We use Git branch / commit dependencies for some packages, and Yarn seems
+# to have a hard time getting that right. See also
+# https://github.com/yarnpkg/yarn/issues/4734. As a workaround, we clean the
+# global cache here to ensure we get the right thing.
+yarn cache clean
 # Ensure all dependencies are updated
 yarn install --ignore-scripts
 
@@ -207,11 +212,6 @@ if [ $dodist -eq 0 ]; then
     pushd "$builddir"
     git clone "$projdir" .
     git checkout "$rel_branch"
-    # We use Git branch / commit dependencies for some packages, and Yarn seems
-    # to have a hard time getting that right. See also
-    # https://github.com/yarnpkg/yarn/issues/4734. As a workaround, we clean the
-    # global cache here to ensure we get the right thing.
-    yarn cache clean
     yarn install
     # We haven't tagged yet, so tell the dist script what version
     # it's building