diff --git a/.github/workflows/diff-values.yml b/.github/workflows/diff-values.yml
index 82b5e2ab6..d8cfac372 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/diff-values.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/diff-values.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Check out repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Create ~/.local/bin directory
+        run: mkdir -p ~/.local/bin
       - name: debug
         run: |
           echo -e '#!/bin/bash\necho "Current date is:"\ndate' | tee ~/.local/bin/debug_test