diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 61a6ef2e..16783953 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Git # update git to support sparse-checkout for gcc:7 images
         if: matrix.config.compiler == 'gcc' && matrix.config.version == 7
         run: |
+          apt-get install -y software-properties-common  # Install the necessary package
           add-apt-repository ppa:git-core/ppa -y
           apt-get update
           apt-get install git -y