diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index acf7c12..bd1b48a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -25,12 +25,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
-      - name: Update dependencies
-        run: |
-          sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade -y
-
       - name: Get C dependencies
-        run: sudo apt-get install -y build-essential libdlib-dev libblas-dev liblapack-dev libjpeg-turbo8-dev
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y build-essential libdlib-dev libblas-dev liblapack-dev libjpeg-turbo8-dev
 
       - name: Get GO dependencies
         run: |