diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 9082fc8d..fd62ce16 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -315,6 +315,6 @@ github-release:
   rules:
     - if: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG =~ /^test\d+\.\d+\.\d+$/'
   before_script:
-    - apk update && apk add jq curl
+    - apk update && apk add jq curl perl
   script:
     - ./.ci/update-github-release.sh