diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 51e90bfa4..2e65e59ee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@ jobs:
       - run: grep --quiet '^AC_INIT(\[blueman\], \[${{ steps.version.outputs.VERSION }}\]' configure.ac || (echo "Did not find expected verson in configure.ac" && exit 1)
       - run: "grep --quiet \"version: '${{ steps.version.outputs.VERSION }}'\" meson.build || (echo 'Did not find expected verson in meson.build' && exit 1)"
       - run: git archive --prefix="blueman-${{ steps.version.outputs.VERSION }}/" HEAD | tar x
+      - run: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:devacom/devel
       - run: sudo apt-get update
-      - run: sudo apt-get install -y -qq --no-install-recommends autopoint
+      - run: sudo apt-get install -y -qq --no-install-recommends autopoint automake
       - run: NOCONFIGURE=1 ./autogen.sh
         working-directory: "blueman-${{ steps.version.outputs.VERSION }}"
       - run: tar cJf "blueman-${{ steps.version.outputs.VERSION }}.tar.xz" "blueman-${{ steps.version.outputs.VERSION }}"