diff --git a/ci/build_wheel.sh b/ci/build_wheel.sh
index c69cef2ba..b45318791 100755
--- a/ci/build_wheel.sh
+++ b/ci/build_wheel.sh
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ then
     yum install yasm openslide-devel -y
 else
     echo "apt package manager was found"
+    apt update
     apt install yasm libopenslide-dev -y
 fi