diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 615aa10..c03d0fc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+      - name: install build deps
+        run: sudo apt-get install -y libudev-dev libdbus-1-dev pkg-config 2>/dev/null || true
+
       - name: build
         run: cargo build --release --locked