diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml
index cf79eaf..6799c68 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -245,9 +245,8 @@ jobs:
           podman --remote pull "$REGISTRY_HOST/$APP_NAME/sharenet-backend-api-postgres:$IMAGE_TAG"
           podman --remote pull "$REGISTRY_HOST/$APP_NAME/sharenet-frontend:$IMAGE_TAG"
 
-      - name: Install envsubst
-        run: |
-          apt-get update && apt-get install -y gettext-base
+      - name: Install envsubst (Alpine)
+        run: apk add --no-cache gettext
 
       - name: Deploy production pod
         run: |