diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 8fbae5248..66bed7e6a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: install all build dependencies except libtorrent from Ubuntu repos
       run: |
+        sudo apt update
         sudo apt install \
           build-essential cmake git ninja-build pkg-config \
           libssl-dev libgeoip-dev zlib1g-dev \