diff --git a/.github/workflows/coverage.yml b/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
index f021f472b..3e9b878dd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: install packages
         run: |
           sudo apt update
-          sudo apt install g++ libpng-dev libjpeg-dev libtiff5-dev libraw-dev lcov python -y
+          sudo apt install g++ libpng-dev libjpeg-dev libtiff5-dev libraw-dev lcov python-is-python3 -y
 
       - name: Setup Boost
         run: |