diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index a9376fbe2c..176531477a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
+          sudo apt update
           sudo apt-get install --quiet -y libssl-dev sqlite3 libsqlite3-dev valgrind
           sudo apt-get install --quiet -y libfreetype6-dev  libxi-dev libxcursor-dev libasound2-dev libgl-dev
           ## The following is needed for examples/wkhtmltopdf.v
@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
+          sudo apt update
           sudo apt-get install --quiet -y libssl-dev sqlite3 libsqlite3-dev valgrind
           sudo apt-get install --quiet -y libfreetype6-dev  libxi-dev libxcursor-dev libasound2-dev libgl-dev
           sudo apt-get install --quiet -y libgc-dev
@@ -164,6 +166,7 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 10
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
+          sudo apt update
           sudo apt-get install --quiet -y libssl-dev sqlite3 libsqlite3-dev valgrind
           sudo apt-get install --quiet -y libfreetype6-dev  libxi-dev libxcursor-dev libasound2-dev libgl-dev
           sudo apt-get install --quiet -y xfonts-75dpi xfonts-base
@@ -336,6 +339,7 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 12.x
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
+          sudo apt update
           sudo apt-get install --quiet -y postgresql libpq-dev libssl-dev sqlite3 libsqlite3-dev valgrind
           sudo apt-get install --quiet -y libfreetype6-dev  libxi-dev libxcursor-dev libasound2-dev libgl-dev
       - name: Build V
@@ -430,6 +434,7 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 12.x
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
+          sudo apt update
           sudo apt-get install --quiet -y postgresql libpq-dev libssl-dev sqlite3 libsqlite3-dev valgrind
           sudo apt-get install --quiet -y libfreetype6-dev  libxi-dev libxcursor-dev libasound2-dev libgl-dev
           sudo apt-get install clang
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_cross.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_cross.yml
index 900a9cb1ce..c73f1d118a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_cross.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_cross.yml
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 10
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
+          sudo apt update
           sudo apt-get install --quiet -y libssl-dev sqlite3 libsqlite3-dev valgrind
           sudo apt-get install --quiet -y mingw-w64 wine-stable winetricks
       - name: Turn off the wine crash dialog
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_sanitized.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_sanitized.yml
index 8ada4a0684..7e7a898040 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_sanitized.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_sanitized.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 12.x
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
+          sudo apt update
           sudo apt-get install --quiet -y postgresql libpq-dev libssl-dev sqlite3 libsqlite3-dev valgrind
           sudo apt-get install --quiet -y libfreetype6-dev  libxi-dev libxcursor-dev libasound2-dev libgl-dev
           sudo apt-get install clang
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 12.x
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
+          sudo apt update
           sudo apt-get install --quiet -y postgresql libpq-dev libssl-dev sqlite3 libsqlite3-dev valgrind
           sudo apt-get install --quiet -y libfreetype6-dev  libxi-dev libxcursor-dev libasound2-dev libgl-dev
       - name: Build V
@@ -70,6 +72,7 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 12.x
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
+          sudo apt update
           sudo apt-get install --quiet -y postgresql libpq-dev libssl-dev sqlite3 libsqlite3-dev valgrind
           sudo apt-get install --quiet -y libfreetype6-dev  libxi-dev libxcursor-dev libasound2-dev libgl-dev
           sudo apt-get install clang
@@ -124,6 +127,7 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 12.x
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
+          sudo apt update
           sudo apt-get install --quiet -y postgresql libpq-dev libssl-dev sqlite3 libsqlite3-dev valgrind
           sudo apt-get install --quiet -y libfreetype6-dev  libxi-dev libxcursor-dev libasound2-dev libgl-dev
           sudo apt-get install clang
@@ -152,6 +156,7 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 12.x
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
+          sudo apt update
           sudo apt-get install --quiet -y postgresql libpq-dev libssl-dev sqlite3 libsqlite3-dev valgrind
           sudo apt-get install --quiet -y libfreetype6-dev  libxi-dev libxcursor-dev libasound2-dev libgl-dev
           sudo apt-get install clang