diff --git a/.github/workflows/snapcraft-release.yml b/.github/workflows/snapcraft-release.yml
index c388f78..7b51427 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/snapcraft-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/snapcraft-release.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ jobs:
         RELEASE_TAG: ${{ github.ref }}
       working-directory: ./packages/snap/
       run: |
+        export MAGIC=$SNAP/usr/share/file/magic.mgc
         sudo apt update
         sudo apt -y install git pandoc python3-pip python3-setuptools
         sudo pip3 install pypandoc