diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/pr-validation.yml b/.gitea/workflows/pr-validation.yml
index 65edb40..3a8ce87 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/pr-validation.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/pr-validation.yml
@@ -52,9 +52,7 @@ jobs:
           set -euo pipefail
 
           if ! command -v aws >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-            sudo apt-get update
-            sudo apt-get install -y awscli jq
-            exit 0
+            pip install awscli
           fi
 
           if ! command -v jq >/dev/null 2>&1; then
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/push-validation.yml b/.gitea/workflows/push-validation.yml
index 060c037..d1f1cc0 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/push-validation.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/push-validation.yml
@@ -52,8 +52,7 @@ jobs:
           set -euo pipefail
 
           if ! command -v aws >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-            sudo apt-get update
-            sudo apt-get install -y awscli
+            pip install awscli
           fi
 
       - name: Run full unit test suite with coverage