diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-doc-build.yml b/.github/workflows/check-doc-build.yml
index 3cbd0340b..6bc93632b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-doc-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-doc-build.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install platform dependencies
         run: |
           sudo apt update
-          sudo apt upgrade -y
           sudo apt install -y build-essential python3-dev python3-pip libpq-dev libffi-dev libssl-dev libkrb5-dev zlib1g-dev
 
       - name: Install Python dependencies
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-epub-build.yml b/.github/workflows/check-epub-build.yml
index 72b9d5958..eb2942410 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-epub-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-epub-build.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install platform dependencies
         run: |
           sudo apt update
-          sudo apt upgrade -y
           sudo apt install -y build-essential python3-dev python3-pip libpq-dev libffi-dev libssl-dev libkrb5-dev zlib1g-dev
 
       - name: Install Python dependencies
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-javascript-style.yml b/.github/workflows/check-javascript-style.yml
index e8a4cc896..6c4a636d7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-javascript-style.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-javascript-style.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install platform dependencies
         run: |
           sudo apt update
-          sudo apt upgrade -y
           sudo apt install -y nodejs npm
 
       - name: Install Node dependencies
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-pdf-build.yml b/.github/workflows/check-pdf-build.yml
index 7a74b88ea..050e403d6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-pdf-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-pdf-build.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install platform dependencies
         run: |
           sudo apt update
-          sudo apt upgrade -y
           sudo apt install -y build-essential python3-dev python3-pip libpq-dev libffi-dev libssl-dev libkrb5-dev zlib1g-dev latexmk texlive-latex-recommended tex-gyre texlive-latex-extra
 
       - name: Install Python requirements
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-python-build.yml b/.github/workflows/check-python-build.yml
index 707bd8ffd..7fdd2cd0f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-python-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-python-build.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install platform dependencies
         run: |
           sudo apt update
-          sudo apt upgrade -y
           sudo apt install -y build-essential python3-dev python3-pip libpq-dev libffi-dev libssl-dev libkrb5-dev zlib1g-dev
 
       - name: Install Python dependencies
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-python-style.yml b/.github/workflows/check-python-style.yml
index d7505d889..68a2937e6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-python-style.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-python-style.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install platform dependencies
         run: |
           sudo apt update
-          sudo apt upgrade -y
           sudo apt install -y python3-pip
 
       - name: Install Python dependencies
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-tarball-build.yml b/.github/workflows/check-tarball-build.yml
index 3a53a6fb4..a70b9d3ae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-tarball-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-tarball-build.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install platform dependencies
         run: |
           sudo apt update
-          sudo apt upgrade -y
           sudo apt install -y build-essential python3-dev python3-pip libpq-dev libffi-dev libssl-dev libkrb5-dev zlib1g-dev
 
       - name: Install Python dependencies
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-translations.yml b/.github/workflows/check-translations.yml
index 64dcc04a5..9035e06bf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-translations.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-translations.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install platform dependencies
         run: |
           sudo apt update
-          sudo apt upgrade -y
           sudo apt install -y python3-babel python3-jinja2
 
       - name: Check we can extract messages
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-javascript-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/run-javascript-tests.yml
index 4a285c7c0..99ed7624d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-javascript-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-javascript-tests.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install platform dependencies
         run: |
           sudo apt update
-          sudo apt upgrade -y
           sudo apt install -y nodejs npm
 
       - name: Install Node dependencies