diff --git a/.github/workflows/covector-version-or-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/covector-version-or-publish.yml
index 18c105717c93..4108ff4a6019 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/covector-version-or-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/covector-version-or-publish.yml
@@ -87,6 +87,11 @@ jobs:
           git config --global user.name "${{ github.event.pusher.name }}"
           git config --global user.email "${{ github.event.pusher.email }}"
 
+      - name: install Linux dependencies
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y webkit2gtk-4.1 libayatana-appindicator3-dev
+
       - name: covector version or publish (publish when no change files present)
         uses: jbolda/covector/packages/action@covector-v0
         id: covector