diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/docs.yml b/.gitea/workflows/docs.yml
index a658608..b4ea4f6 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ jobs:
           DEPLOY_HOST: ${{ secrets.DOCS_DEPLOY_HOST }}
           DEPLOY_PATH: ${{ secrets.DOCS_DEPLOY_PATH }}
         run: |
+          apt-get update -qq && apt-get install -y -qq rsync
           cd /root/_work/powersync-docs
           rsync -az --delete \
             -e "ssh -i ~/.ssh/deploy_key -o StrictHostKeyChecking=yes" \