diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 03e4c6e19..760619c96 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: install tools
       run: |
         pip3 install -r requirements-dev.txt
-        sudo apt-get install clang-format
+        sudo apt-get install -y clang-format
     - run: flake8
     - run: ruff check
     - run: ./scripts/clang-format-diff.sh
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         submodules: true
     - name: install ninja (linux)
-      run: sudo apt-get install ninja-build
+      run: sudo apt-get install -y ninja-build
       if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
     - name: install ninja (osx)
       run: brew install ninja
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v1
       with:
         submodules: true
-    - run: sudo apt-get install ninja-build
+    - run: sudo apt-get install -y ninja-build
     - name: workaround for ASLR+ASAN compatibility # See https://github.com/actions/runner/issues/3207
       run: sudo sysctl -w vm.mmap_rnd_bits=28
     - run: make clang-${{ matrix.type }}-${{ matrix.sanitizer }}
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v1
       with:
         submodules: true
-    - run: sudo apt-get install ninja-build
+    - run: sudo apt-get install -y ninja-build
     - name: workaround for ASLR+ASAN compatibility # See https://github.com/actions/runner/issues/3207
       run: sudo sysctl -w vm.mmap_rnd_bits=28
     - run: make clang-debug-asan
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         python-version: '3.x'
     - name: Install Ninja
-      run: sudo apt-get install ninja-build
+      run: sudo apt-get install -y ninja-build
     - name: Detect minimum CMake version
       run: >
         awk 'match($0, /cmake_minimum_required\(VERSION *([0-9]+\.[0-9]+)\)/, a)
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v1
       with:
         submodules: true
-    - run: sudo apt-get install ninja-build
+    - run: sudo apt-get install -y ninja-build
     - run: make clang-debug
     - name: tests (wasm2c tests excluding memory64)
       run: ./test/run-tests.py wasm2c --exclude-dir memory64
@@ -248,13 +248,9 @@ jobs:
         platforms: ${{matrix.arch}}
         image: "tonistiigi/binfmt:master"
     - name: apt-get update
-      run: sudo apt-get update
-    - name: install ninja
-      run: sudo apt-get install ninja-build
-    - name: install the toolchain
-      run: sudo apt-get install g++-${{matrix.arch}}-linux-gnu
-    - name: install distcc
-      run: sudo apt-get install distcc
+      run: sudo apt-get update -y
+    - name: install dependencies
+      run: sudo apt-get install -y ninja-build g++-${{matrix.arch}}-linux-gnu distcc
     - name: mkdir distcc symlinks
       run: sudo mkdir -p /opt/bin/distcc_symlinks
     - name: distcc symlink