diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 0a0da0f3f6d..5666f0ed44f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ jobs:
           ref: v0.8.0
           repository: gbdev/rgbds
 
+      - name: Install rgbds dependencies
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get install -yq bison libpng-dev pkg-config
+
       - name: Install rgbds
         working-directory: rgbds
         run: |