diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-release.yaml
index a4553cfc9..58387fb4c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-release.yaml
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ jobs:
           - goarch: arm64
             goos: windows
     steps:
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get -y install apt-utils gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Codebase security check
         continue-on-error: true
@@ -30,12 +28,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set CC environment variable for cross-compilation
         run: |
           if [ "${{ matrix.goarch }}" = "arm64" ]; then
-            echo "CC=/usr/bin/aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            echo "CC=aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           elif [ "${{ matrix.goarch }}" = "amd64" ]; then
             echo "CC=x86_64-linux-gnu-gcc" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           fi
-          which aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc
-          echo "PATH=/usr/aarch64-linux-gnu/bin:$PATH" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - uses: wangyoucao577/go-release-action@v1.40
         env:
           MIXPANEL_PROJECT_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.MIXPANEL_PROJECT_TOKEN }}
@@ -47,7 +43,9 @@ jobs:
           CGO_ENABLED: 1
           CGO_FLAGS: "-O2 -D__BLST_PORTABLE__"
         with:
-          pre_command: make generate
+          pre_command: |
+            apt-get -y install gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu
+            make generate
           github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           goos: ${{ matrix.goos }}
           goarch: ${{ matrix.goarch }}