diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_site_for_review.yml b/.github/workflows/build_site_for_review.yml
index b80fe184f..de64434ab 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_site_for_review.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_site_for_review.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install tools
         run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt install -y pandoc libxml2-dev libssl-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev r-base r-base-dev;
           sudo apt install -y libharfbuzz-dev libfribidi-dev;
           sudo R -e "install.packages('devtools')";
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish_site.yml b/.github/workflows/publish_site.yml
index 4c7fb3759..99a09b917 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish_site.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish_site.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install tools
         run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt install -y pandoc libxml2-dev libssl-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev r-base r-base-dev;
           sudo apt install -y libharfbuzz-dev libfribidi-dev;
           sudo R -e "install.packages('devtools')";