diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 32d1b8b..c43f09e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install zbar shared lib for QReader (Linux)
         if: runner.os == 'Linux'
         run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install -y libzbar0
       - name: Install zbar shared lib for QReader (macOS)
         if: runner.os == 'macOS'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_docker.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_docker.yml
index 1f9226e..604f6a7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_docker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_docker.yml
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ jobs:
       # avoid building if there are testing errors
       - name: Run smoke test
         run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install -y libzbar0
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           pip install -U -r requirements-dev.txt
@@ -174,6 +175,7 @@ jobs:
       # avoid building if there are testing errors
       - name: Run smoke test
         run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install -y libzbar0
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           pip install -U -r requirements-dev.txt
@@ -302,6 +304,7 @@ jobs:
       # avoid building if there are testing errors
       - name: Run smoke test
         run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install -y libzbar0
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           pip install -U -r requirements-dev.txt
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_release.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_release.yml
index 5eb124c..7bf764a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_release.yml
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ jobs:
       # avoid building if there are testing errors
       - name: Run smoke test
         run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install -y libzbar0
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           pip install -U -r requirements-dev.txt
@@ -304,6 +305,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install zbar shared lib for QReader (Linux)
         if: runner.os == 'Linux'
         run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install -y libzbar0
       - name: Install zbar shared lib for QReader (macOS)
         if: runner.os == 'macOS'