diff --git a/.github/workflows/basic_cli_build_release.yml b/.github/workflows/basic_cli_build_release.yml
index a74468364f..61aa4a39b7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/basic_cli_build_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/basic_cli_build_release.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           ./ci/get_releases.sh
 
+      - run: rustup target add x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
+
       - name: build basic-cli with surgical linker and also with legacy linker
         env:
           CARGO_BUILD_TARGET: x86_64-unknown-linux-musl