diff --git a/.github/workflows/tembo_release.yml b/.github/workflows/tembo_release.yml
index 84bce278e..4f8c3d1d5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tembo_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tembo_release.yml
@@ -41,15 +41,13 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: ./tembo-cli
         id: cargo_build
         run: |
-          if [[ ${{ matrix.os }} -eq "ubuntu-20.04" ]]
-          then
+          set -x
+          if [ ${{ matrix.os }} -eq "ubuntu-20.04" ]; then
             apt update -y
-            apt install pkg-config -y
-          elif [[ ${{ matrix.os }} -eq "macos-latest" ]]
-          then
+            apt install pkg-config libssl-dev -y
+          elif [ ${{ matrix.os }} -eq "macos-latest" ]; then
             brew install pkg-config
           fi
-          set -x
           rustup target add ${{ matrix.target }}
           cargo build --release --target=${{ matrix.target }}
           TEMBO_VERSION=$(target/${{ matrix.target }}/release/tembo --version)