diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index b76d403..80e2a58 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           ruby-version: ${{ matrix.ruby }}
           bundler-cache: true
-      - name: Run tests
-        run: bundle exec rake --rakefile Rakefile_ci -T | grep release
+      - name: check that required tasks are available
+        run: bundle exec rake --rakefile Rakefile_ci -T | grep --regexp 'rake strings' --regexp 'rake release' --quiet
       - name: Verify gem builds
         run: gem build --strict --verbose *.gemspec
 
diff --git a/lib/voxpupuli/release/rake_tasks.rb b/lib/voxpupuli/release/rake_tasks.rb
index 51a65d2..b95372b 100644
--- a/lib/voxpupuli/release/rake_tasks.rb
+++ b/lib/voxpupuli/release/rake_tasks.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 require 'puppet_blacksmith/rake_tasks'
+require 'puppet-strings/tasks'
 
 class GCGConfig
   class << self