diff --git a/.github/workflows/xcat_test.yml b/.github/workflows/xcat_test.yml
index dfcaea1a1..c5999d7eb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/xcat_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/xcat_test.yml
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - run: ./build-ubunturepo -c UP=0 BUILDALL=1 GPGSIGN=0
+      - run: sudo apt-get install -y fakeroot reprepro devscripts debhelper libcapture-tiny-perl libjson-perl libsoap-lite-perl libdbi-perl libcgi-pm-perl quilt openssh-server dpkg looptools genometools software-properties-common
+      - run: sudo ./build-ubunturepo -c UP=0 BUILDALL=1 GPGSIGN=0