diff --git a/.github/workflows/api-py-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/api-py-publish.yml
index 6de216aace..79a1d274e0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/api-py-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/api-py-publish.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,14 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           token: ${{ steps.generate_token.outputs.token }}
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      - name: Install poetry & deps
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          pipx install poetry || true
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y libpq-dev openssl libxmlsec1-dev pkg-config gettext
+      - name: Setup python and restore poetry
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version-file: "pyproject.toml"
           cache: "poetry"