diff --git a/.github/workflows/pkgci_core_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/pkgci_core_tests.yml
index 894c20cb7d42..d8204c5d5513 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pkgci_core_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pkgci_core_tests.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: "Checking out runtime submodules"
         run: ./build_tools/scripts/git/update_runtime_submodules.sh
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          sudo apt update
+          sudo apt install cmake clang ninja-build
+          export CC=clang
+          export CXX=clang
       - name: "Setting up Python"
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with: