diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-test.yml
index 7c368cda2..f5e4e2ace 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-test.yml
@@ -90,6 +90,11 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     if: ${{ !github.event.pull_request.draft }}
     steps:
+    - name: Set Up Android tools
+      run: |
+          ${ANDROID_SDK_ROOT}/cmdline-tools/latest/bin/sdkmanager \
+          --sdk_root=$ANDROID_SDK_ROOT \
+          "platform-tools" "platforms;android-27" "build-tools;27.0.3"
     - name: Checkout
       uses: actions/checkout@v2
       with:
@@ -106,5 +111,7 @@ jobs:
         toolchain: 1.69
     - name: Create native dependencies
       run: make add-android-targets && make android
+    - name: Initialize root project
+      run: mvn install -N
     - name: Build android sdk
       run: cd concordium-android-sdk && mvn --batch-mode --update-snapshots install
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index b2308fcf5..a381fd575 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -103,6 +103,8 @@ jobs:
     - name: Make android native dependencies
       run: make add-android-targets && make android
     # Builds and tests the sdk
+    - name: Initialize root project
+      run: mvn install -N
     - name: Build and test android sdk
       run: cd concordium-android-sdk && mvn --batch-mode --update-snapshots install
     - name: Upload aar
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7bf86cf9a..f1bd250dc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ git clone https://github.com/Concordium/concordium-java-sdk.git --recurse-submod
 2. Set the ANDROID_HOME environment variable to the path to your Android SDK installation.
 3. Run `make add-android-targets` from the root of this repository.
 4. Run `make android` from the root of this repository.
+4. Run `mvn install -N` from the root of the repository.
 5. Run `mvn install` from the root of the [concordium-android-sdk](./concordium-android-sdk) folder.
 
 `make add-android-targets` adds the rust targets that the native libraries will be built for.