diff --git a/.github/workflows/ubuntu.yml b/.github/workflows/ubuntu.yml
index 459c274eb..5c88a3100 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ubuntu.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ubuntu.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Get latest CMake and ninja
         uses: lukka/get-cmake@latest
+      - name: Install git
+        run: apt-get update ; apt-get install -y git
       - name: Run CMake
         run: cmake -S . -B build -DJSON_CI=On
       - name: Build