diff --git a/.github/workflows/anonymization-backend-release.yml b/.github/workflows/anonymization-backend-release.yml
index a70eca178ff..c62de4eb182 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/anonymization-backend-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/anonymization-backend-release.yml
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: build
+        shell: bash
         run: |
           TARGET='//rs/boundary_node/anonymization/backend:anonymization_backend'
           bazel build --config=ci ${TARGET}
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ jobs:
           To reproduce the artifacts of this release:
 
           ${CODE_BLOCK}
-          bazel build //rs/boundary_node/anonymization/backend:anonymization_backend
+          bazel build --config=local //rs/boundary_node/anonymization/backend:anonymization_backend
           ${CODE_BLOCK}
 
           ## Checksums