diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
index b6d24b3..74a8a23 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
@@ -63,8 +63,14 @@ jobs:
       - name: install dependencies (ubuntu only)
         if: matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-22.04' || matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-22.04-arm' # This must match the platform value defined above.
         run: |
-          sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install -y libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev libappindicator3-dev librsvg2-dev patchelf xdg-utils
+          sudo apt-get update --fix-missing
+          sudo apt-get install -y --fix-missing libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev libappindicator3-dev librsvg2-dev patchelf xdg-utils || {
+            echo "First attempt failed, cleaning cache and retrying..."
+            sudo apt-get clean
+            sudo rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+            sudo apt-get update
+            sudo apt-get install -y libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev libappindicator3-dev librsvg2-dev patchelf xdg-utils
+          }
         # webkitgtk 4.0 is for Tauri v1 - webkitgtk 4.1 is for Tauri v2.
 
       - name: Import Apple Developer Certificate