diff --git a/scripts/release-smoke.ts b/scripts/release-smoke.ts
index 1736abab378..7aff0a2f655 100644
--- a/scripts/release-smoke.ts
+++ b/scripts/release-smoke.ts
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ try {
           fi
 
           found_windows_manifest=true
-          node ${JSON.stringify(resolve(repoRoot, "scripts/merge-update-manifests.ts"))} --platform win \
+          ${JSON.stringify(process.execPath)} ${JSON.stringify(resolve(repoRoot, "scripts/merge-update-manifests.ts"))} --platform win \
             "$arm64_manifest" \
             "$x64_manifest" \
             "$output_manifest"