diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 8d28aab2f3db..0200b6b4d131 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,30 @@ jobs:
         set -e
 
         sudo apt update
-        sudo apt upgrade -y
+
+        for svc in \
+          chrony.service \
+          containerd.service \
+          cron.service \
+          haveged.service \
+          hv-kvp-daemon.service \
+          multipathd.service \
+          packagekit.service \
+          php8.3-fpm.service \
+          polkit.service \
+          rsyslog.service \
+          runner-provisioner.service \
+          systemd-journald.service \
+          systemd-networkd.service \
+          systemd-resolved.service \
+          systemd-udevd.service \
+          udisks2.service \
+          walinuxagent.service \
+        ; do
+          sudo systemctl restart $svc
+        done
+
+        # sudo apt upgrade -y
         sudo apt install libyaml-dev libprotobuf-dev
         sudo apt install valgrind