diff --git a/.github/workflows/other-tools.yml b/.github/workflows/other-tools.yml
index 0c1169a07b..442a27a7d2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/other-tools.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/other-tools.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Install Sphinx for the documentation build
-        run: sudo apt install sphinx-doc python3-sphinx
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y sphinx-doc python3-sphinx
 
       - name: Build the documentation
         run: make -C docs html SPHINXOPTS='-n -W -a'