diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index d000e06f44..8a9dc6d634 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
+      - name: Install misc dependencies
+        run: sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend && sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/lock && sudo apt-get install -y protobuf-compiler m4
       - name: Generate docs
         run: |
           cargo doc --workspace --all-features --release --document-private-items --target-dir ./generated_docs