diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
index a246e4f92..bad9348ff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           CERALIVE_SRT_VERSION: ${{ inputs.version }}
           DEB_ARCH: ${{ matrix.arch }}
-        run: packaging/verify-runtime-replacement.sh "dist/libsrt1.5-ceralive_${CERALIVE_SRT_VERSION}_${DEB_ARCH}.deb"
+        run: sudo packaging/verify-runtime-replacement.sh "dist/libsrt1.5-ceralive_${CERALIVE_SRT_VERSION}_${DEB_ARCH}.deb"
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
           name: libsrt1.5-ceralive-${{ matrix.arch }}