diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable_publish_packages.yaml b/.github/workflows/reusable_publish_packages.yaml
index c62fed3d..a4d4203e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable_publish_packages.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable_publish_packages.yaml
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           apt update -y
-          apt-get install apt-utils bzip2 gpg python python3-pip -y
+          apt-get install apt-utils bzip2 gpg python-is-python3 python3-pip -y
           pip install awscli
       
       # Configure AWS role; see https://github.com/falcosecurity/test-infra/pull/1102