diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 27c6576..965b99d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -11,10 +11,17 @@ jobs:
     needs: "test"
     steps:
     - uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
+    - uses: "ruby/setup-ruby@v1"
+      with:
+        ruby-version: "3.3"
+        bundler-cache: true
     - name: "get version"
       id: "get_version"
       run: |
         echo "version=`jq --raw-output .version metadata.json`" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+    - name: "puppet strings generate REFERENCE.md"
+      run: |
+        bundle exec puppet strings generate --format markdown --out REFERENCE.md
     - name: "pdk build"
       uses: "docker://puppet/pdk:3.0.0.0"
       with: