diff --git a/templates/go-semantic-release.yml.j2 b/templates/go-semantic-release.yml.j2
index 0574a11..e061005 100644
--- a/templates/go-semantic-release.yml.j2
+++ b/templates/go-semantic-release.yml.j2
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: test
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - uses: go-semantic-release/action@v1