diff --git a/.github/workflows/upload-release-to-plugin-repo.yml b/.github/workflows/upload-release-to-plugin-repo.yml
index 4d2b0a66a7e7d..7e265d5850ffb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/upload-release-to-plugin-repo.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/upload-release-to-plugin-repo.yml
@@ -167,6 +167,9 @@ jobs:
             VERSION: ${{ github.event.release.name }}
 
         steps:
+            - name: Install Subversion
+              run: |
+                  apt-get update -y && apt-get install -y subversion
             - name: Check out Gutenberg trunk from WP.org plugin repo
               run: |
                   svn checkout "$PLUGIN_REPO_URL/trunk" --username "$SVN_USERNAME" --password "$SVN_PASSWORD"