diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 21e99a521..255b66dda 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ build_script:
   - node_modules\.bin\build -p never
   # for debugging, see what was built
   - dir dist
+  - pip install PyGithub uritemplate
   - python release_on_tag.py
 
 test: off
diff --git a/release_on_tag.py b/release_on_tag.py
index 8842b5ed5..e5d5d1c7b 100644
--- a/release_on_tag.py
+++ b/release_on_tag.py
@@ -57,7 +57,10 @@ def check_repo_has_tag(repo, target_tag):
 
 
 def get_release(current_repo, current_tag):
-    return current_repo.get_release(current_tag)
+    for release in current_repo.get_releases():
+        if release.tag_name == current_tag:
+            return release
+    raise Exception('No release for {} was found'.format(current_tag))
 
 
 def get_artifact():