diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index d65e269f..f2bf29b5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: perform cross build and compress binaries
         shell: bash
         run: |
-          apt-get install -y gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu
+          sudo apt-get install -y gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu
 
           pwd
           make cross