diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index a8779e46..cd4a8363 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ jobs:
     - if: matrix.build-mode == 'manual'
       shell: bash
       run: |
-        apt install python3 python3-dev python3-venv python3-pip
+        sudo apt install python3 python3-dev python3-venv python3-pip
         python3 -m venv .venv
         make dev-depends PYTHON=.venv/bin/python3
         make build_ext PYTHON=.venv/bin/python3