diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-style.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-style.yml
index 42175952a1..e544bda851 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-style.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-style.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ jobs:
         python-version: 3.8
 
     - name: Install system dependencies
+      # note libkrb5-dev is required as a dependency for the gssapi pip install
       run: |
         sudo apt update
         sudo apt install libkrb5-dev ruby ruby-dev
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index b130b687ea..d4384bdf54 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/setup-python@v2
       with:
         python-version: 3.8
+    - name: Install system dependencies
+      # note libkrb5-dev is required as a dependency for the gssapi pip install
+      run: |
+        sudo apt update
+        sudo apt install libkrb5-dev ruby ruby-dev
     - name: Install python dependencies
       run: pip install -e .[all]
     - name: Run pre-commit