diff --git a/cumulus/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/cumulus/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index a7c87b1a8d6e7e9167a094ee3f2add41f8a4e80d..b9f73c2a359ec5144de2c9e44b777f3b1295a4bd 100644
--- a/cumulus/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/cumulus/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Install tooling
         run: |
-          apt-get install -y protobuf-compiler
+          sudo apt-get install -y protobuf-compiler
           protoc --version
 
       - name: Checkout repository