diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 664ea40de0ef8..8d28aab2f3dbf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -45,7 +45,12 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install packages
       if: steps.cache-deps.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
       run: |
-        sudo apt update && sudo apt install libyaml-dev libprotobuf-dev
+        set -x
+        set -e
+
+        sudo apt update
+        sudo apt upgrade -y
+        sudo apt install libyaml-dev libprotobuf-dev
         sudo apt install valgrind
 
     - name: Build Kong