diff --git a/.github/actions/scala_build/action.yml b/.github/actions/scala_build/action.yml
index ff3924b02..328baeb44 100644
--- a/.github/actions/scala_build/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/scala_build/action.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ runs:
           shell: bash
           run : |
             cd python && /databricks/python3/bin/pip install .
-            update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python3 python3 /usr/bin/python${{ matrix.python_minor }} 1
+            sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python3 python3 /usr/bin/python${{ matrix.python_minor }} 1
 #            echo "/databricks/python3/bin" >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
         - name: Test and build the scala JAR - skip tests is false
           if: inputs.skip_tests == 'false'