diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 15a6a629b..9e070f211 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -37,14 +37,22 @@ jobs:
       - name: Verify MSBuild is available
         run: |
           echo "Checking MSBuild version"
-          &"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\BuildTools\MSBuild\Current\Bin\MSBuild.exe" -version
+          if (Test-Path "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\BuildTools\MSBuild\Current\Bin\MSBuild.exe") {
+            &"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\BuildTools\MSBuild\Current\Bin\MSBuild.exe" -version
+          } else {
+            Write-Error "MSBuild.exe not found"
+          }
 
       - name: Restore NuGet packages
         run: nuget restore src/Greenshot.sln
 
       - name: Build and package
         run: |
-          &"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\BuildTools\MSBuild\Current\Bin\MSBuild.exe" src/Greenshot.sln /p:Configuration=Release
+          if (Test-Path "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\BuildTools\MSBuild\Current\Bin\MSBuild.exe") {
+            &"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\BuildTools\MSBuild\Current\Bin\MSBuild.exe" src/Greenshot.sln /p:Configuration=Release
+          } else {
+            Write-Error "MSBuild.exe not found"
+          }
 
       - name: Copy Files to artifact staging directory
         run: |