diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/build-and-publish.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/build-and-publish.yaml
index d24b966f..c9ebf99f 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/build-and-publish.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/build-and-publish.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
           cache: npm
       - name: install necessary tools
         run: |
-          apt update -y && apt install -y rsync python python3-pip
+          apt update -y && apt install -y rsync python3 python3-pip python-is-python3
           pip install awscli
       - name: prepare nightly docs
         run: |