diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index ab74574..411a9c0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
               run: |
                   LATEST_RELEASE_URL=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/jgm/pandoc/releases/latest | jq -r '.assets[] | select(.name | endswith("-linux-amd64.tar.gz")) | .browser_download_url' | head -n 1) && \
                   curl -L -o pandoc.tar.gz $LATEST_RELEASE_URL && \
-                  tar -xvzf pandoc.tar.gz --strip-components 1 -C /usr/local && \
+                  sudo tar -xvzf pandoc.tar.gz --strip-components 1 -C /usr/local && \
                   rm pandoc.tar.gz && \
                   pandoc --version