diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_and_release.yml b/.github/workflows/build_and_release.yml
index 8f2b7f6..a37a5fa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_and_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_and_release.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ jobs:
       contents: write
     steps:
     - uses: https://github.com/actions/checkout@v2
+    - name: try manually installing lsb-release
+      run: sudo apt install lsb-release
     - uses: https://github.com/actions/setup-python@v4
       with:
         python-version: '3.11.x'